Michigan officials vow to fight charges over Flint water crisis: reports
(Reuters) – Lawyers for two top Michigan health officials on Thursday pledged to fight criminal charges filed a day earlier in connection with Flint’s water crisis that was linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease and at least 12 deaths, accordin…
Tennessee man sentenced over plot to attack Muslim community
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A former Congressional candidate from Tennessee has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for plotting to burn down a mosque, a school and a cafeteria in upstate New York, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursd…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asks Twitter followers how to donate his money
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday turned to an unusual source of inspiration for how to donate part of his wealth: Twitter.
Judge’s ruling focuses Dakota pipeline opponents on hearing next week
(Reuters) – Native American tribes scored a legal victory in their long-fought case against the Dakota Access pipeline, but it is unclear whether a judge will actually stop oil from flowing, even temporarily, when the parties meet again next week.
Bubbles, drums and tears: Chaos outside court as Cosby jury deliberates
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – The scene outside the courthouse where 12 jurors are determining Bill Cosby’s fate at his sexual assault trial devolved on Thursday into a circus-like atmosphere, complete with dramatic confrontations, marching drummers and …
State attorneys general probe opioid drug companies
(Reuters) – A bipartisan group of state attorneys general announced on Thursday that they are jointly investigating the marketing and sales practices of drug companies that manufacture opioid painkillers at the center of a national addiction epidemic.
Rape victim sues Uber, claiming it wrongly obtained her medical records
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A woman sued Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday claiming top executives at the ride-hailing company improperly obtained her medical records after she was raped by a driver in India, according to court documents.
Last of four fugitives who escaped from Oklahoma jail is captured
(Reuters) – The last of four prisoners who escaped through an air vent from a county jail in central Oklahoma this week was captured on Thursday, a sheriff’s office said.
White House does not yet have plan on debt limit: budget chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has not settled on a plan for working with Congress to raise the federal debt limit, U.S. budget director Mick Mulvaney said on Thursday, even as the deadline loomed for the government to increase its borrowing au…
Appeals court won’t issue order blocking TV ownership rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday declined to issue an emergency order blocking the U.S. Federal Communications Commission from changing its local television ownership rules, which could have blocked Sinclair Broadcast Group In…
