Chicago sues painkiller makers for deceptive marketing
(Reuters) – The city of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against five large narcotics makers alleging they contributed to the country’s prescription drug epidemic by deceptively promoting their painkillers.
Small plane crashes near McDonald’s drive-thru in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A small plane crashed into a northern Louisiana McDonald’s parking lot near the drive-thru on Tuesday, injuring the pilot and wrecking a car, an airport official said.
Church group removes Alabama billboard quoting Hitler
BIRMINGHAM Ala. (Reuters) – A billboard featuring a quote from Adolf Hitler next to pictures of five smiling children was taken down on Tuesday in the city of Auburn, Alabama at the request of the church group that bought it after the sign drew critici…
NSA chief says agency not collecting visual images of U.S. people
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency is not routinely collecting visual images of people in the United States or mining photographs taken for U.S. drivers’ licenses, the four-star U.S. Navy admiral who runs the spy agency said on Tu…
U.S. Justice Department to probe conditions at Mississippi jail
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it will investigate a Mississippi detention center’s treatment of inmates after a riot in March killed one prisoner and injured several others.
For fallen soldiers’ families, Bergdahl release stirs resentment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Robert Andrews believes his own son might still be alive if U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl had not gone missing from his Afghan guard post on June 30, 2009.
Republicans demand hearings in Congress over soldier’s release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama set a dangerous precedent by swapping five Taliban prisoners for a captured U.S. soldier in Afghanistan and may have broken the law, members of Congress said on Monday as they pressed for public hearings on…
Kazakh student testifies he suspected friend in Boston bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Kazakh exchange student awaiting trial on charges of obstructing the investigation into last year’s Boston Marathon bombing testified on Tuesday he told federal agents he suspected his friend, accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, took…
U.S. central states brace for severe storms, possible tornadoes
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The central United States braced for severe thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes and baseball-sized hail on Tuesday, weather forecasters said.
U.S. Army soldier in military court over suspected prostitution ring
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. Army soldier appeared before a military panel on Tuesday to answer accusations that he operated a prostitution ring with at least three female soldiers at Fort Hood, one of the largest Army bases in the United States. 
