U.S. Supreme Court hesitant to expand debt collection abuse law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared skeptical of widening the scope of who can be subject to a federal law targeting debt collectors’ abusive practices by including those who buy debt, sometimes for pennies on the dollar.
Company sues Arkansas, charging fraud over lethal injection drugs
(Reuters) – A major U.S. pharmaceutical firm sued Arkansas again over capital punishment on Tuesday, claiming prison officials fraudulently obtained a muscle relaxant to administer in several executions and demanding the drug in question be confiscated…
Mexican man, backed by New Jersey senators, wins deportation reprieve
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Mexican man backed by New Jersey’s two U.S. senators in his battle to avoid deportation after living illegally in the United States for 26 years won a one-year reprieve on Tuesday, the government said.
Trump vows to back U.S. dairy farmers in Canada trade spat
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to defend American dairy farmers who have been hurt by Canada’s protectionist trade practices, during a visit to the cheese-making state of Wisconsin.
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush extends hospital stay
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush will spend at least another day at a Houston hospital where he is under observation while recovering from his second bout of pneumonia in three months, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
N.Y. pizzeria owner gets 18 years prison in mafia-linked drug case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York pizzeria owner was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 years in prison for trafficking more than 50 kg (110 lb) of cocaine into the United States from Costa Rica, in a case born out of a probe into an Italian organized crime grou…
Thousands of Massachusetts drug cases to be dismissed after lab scandal
BOSTON (Reuters) – Close to 20,000 Massachusetts criminal drug cases are set to be dismissed because of a scandal involving a former state chemist who admitted faking tests, civil liberties activists and prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Gunman targeting white men kills 3 in Fresno, California
(Reuters) – A gunman who went by the nickname Black Jesus killed three white men in downtown Fresno, California, on Tuesday, and fired at another before he was taken into custody while shouting “Allahu Akhbar,” police said.
U.S. House panel to begin hearings on tax reform next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The tax-writing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives will begin holding hearings on a Republican tax reform proposal next week, the panel’s chairman said on Tuesday, even as the timeline for overhauling the tax code sli…
Two more Illinois universities at risk of junk ratings from Moody’s
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ record-breaking stretch without a complete budget could push the credit ratings of two more state universities into the junk level.
