U.S. state, local government lawsuits over opioids face uphill battle
BOSTON (Reuters) – A growing number of U.S. states, counties and cities are filing lawsuits accusing drug companies of deceptively marketing opioid painkillers to downplay their addictiveness, but some lawyers say the industry’s highly regulated nature…
Three ex-Penn State officials get jail in Sandusky child sex abuse coverup
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Three former Pennsylvania State University officials were sentenced to jail on Friday for covering up ex-coach Jerry Sandusky’s sexual predations and effectively letting him victimize more boys.
History Unerased aims to cast light on gay Americans in schools
LOWELL, Mass. (Reuters) – For generations, young Americans could go all the way through high school without learning that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have long been part of their country’s history.
Ex-FBI chief Comey to testify next week in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI Director James Comey will testify next Thursday before a U.S. Senate panel investigating Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, in a hearing that could add to difficulties facing President Donald Trump.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his plan to temporarily ban travelers from six Muslim-majority nations after it was blocked by lower courts that found it was discriminato…
Pilots after Pence plane incident thought careers over: transcript
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pilot and first officer of the plane carrying U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence that skidded off a runway in October 2016 thought the incident would end their careers, according to documents released on Thu…
Hudson River tunnel project opens door to private firms
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – The board overseeing the construction of a new train tunnel under New York’s Hudson River agreed on Thursday to solicit information from private-sector construction and finance firms about how to complete the multibillion-dolla…
Signs of the time: Fake U.S. immigration control posters found in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Residents of at least one Washington D.C. neighborhood woke up on Thursday to find the area plastered with posters urging them to turn in illegal immigrants, but federal authorities denied putting up the signs and denounced them …
NYPD must face lawsuit over ‘sound cannons’ at protests: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Police Department failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it used excessive force by employing military-grade sound cannons, which can emit ear-piercing noise, to disperse protesters.
Actress Julianne Moore urges Americans to mark gun violence awareness day
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Actress Julianne Moore is urging Americans to wear orange on Friday to mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
