U.S. Justice Dept to push prosecutors on opioid crisis -USA Today
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will enlist federal prosecutors to help fight the nation’s opioid crisis by sharing information on overprescribing doctors and coordinating with public health officials to address addiction, USA Today …
Soccer helps young refugees take a shot at new life in the U.S.
BALTIMORE, Md. (Reuters) – On a muggy day in late July, dozens of student refugees ran relentlessly after a soccer ball, stopping only to help up a fellow player who had slipped.
Deutsche Bank to fight $14 billion demand from U.S. authorities
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank said it would fight a $14 billion demand from the U.S. Department of Justice to settle claims it missold mortgage-backed securities, a shock bill that raises questions about the future of Germany’s largest lender.
Julia becomes tropical storm again as it mills off East Coast
(Reuters) – Julia regained its designation as a tropical storm as it milled off the southeast coast of the United States on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.
Blue Angels flight team told to stop aerial maneuver after crash probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels flight exhibition team has been ordered to stop using the so-called Split-S maneuver during its shows until further notice after an investigation into a crash that killed a top Marine Corps pilot this …
White Ohio policeman kills black teen armed with BB gun
(Reuters) – A white Ohio policeman responding to reports of an armed robbery fatally shot a black 13-year-old boy after he pulled out what appeared to be a weapon that was later determined to be a BB gun, police said on Thursday.
U.S. House panel slams former NSA contractor Snowden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S congressional intelligence committee on Thursday issued a scathing report accusing former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden of leaking information that “caused tremendous damage” to U.S. national security, …
FBI trying to build legal cases against Russian hackers: sources
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is intensifying efforts to find enough evidence to enable the Justice Department to indict some of the Russians that U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded are hacking into Ame…
Arizona police will no longer stop people to check immigration status
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona police officers will no longer detain people solely to investigate their immigration status under a settlement reached on Thursday after a lawsuit challenged the so-called ‘show your papers’ provision of an immigration law.
Man wielding meat cleaver slices New York City patrolman’s head
(Reuters) – An assailant wielding a meat cleaver struck a New York City police officer in the head on Thursday in midtown Manhattan, and two other officers chasing the suspect were also hurt during the incident, police said.
