U.S. Senate committee chair: Mylan’s response on EpiPen price hike ‘incomplete’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee probing Mylan NV’s EpiPen price hike on Friday said its response to his query was “incomplete,” and called on the drugmaker to give more details over how much government health …
U.S. House votes to allow Sept. 11 families to sue Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that would allow the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia’s government for damages, despite the White House’s threat to veto the measure.
Sorrow, selfies compete at New York’s 9/11 memorial 15 years on
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The memorial in New York City at the site where the Twin Towers fell in the Sept. 11 attacks 15 years ago straddles two worlds: one of the living and one of the dead.
Sept. 11 drama on Air Force One unfolds in Bush aide’s handwritten notes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The notes are handwritten on a legal pad and provide a verbatim account of the shock, pain and grim determination aboard Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001.
Supreme Court rejects Michigan straight-ticket voting appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Michigan to reinstate its Republican-backed ban on straight-ticket voting for the Nov. 8 general election.
Obama to meet with congressional leaders on Monday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House on Monday to discuss legislative priorities for this month, a White House official said.
Goya must face lawsuit claiming it substituted squid for octopus
(Reuters) – A federal judge rejected Goya Foods Inc’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it sold canned octopus products that actually contained cheaper jumbo squid, hoping to save money because consumers would have trouble telling the difference.
U.S. judge tosses suit on Confederate emblem in Mississippi flag
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to have the Confederate battle emblem in the Mississippi state flag declared an unconstitutional vestige of slavery.
Denver Broncos’ Marshall kneels in protest during national anthem
(Reuters) – Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall became the latest athlete to kneel during the U.S. national anthem in a protest against social injustice before his team’s game against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday.
Carolina clown sightings scare me, says horror master Stephen King
(Reuters) – A spate of creepy clown sightings in South Carolina has perplexed police and worried parents, but their frightening appearance was no surprise to best-selling U.S. horror author Stephen King.
