Trump confident Hong Kong and China will ‘work things out’ after protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was sure China and Hong Kong would be able to “work things out” after mass protests in the city…
Prosecutors investigate VW works council boss in pay inquiry
FILE PHOTO: Bernd Osterloh, head of VW’s works council, poses for the media at a production line at the Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg December 2, 2014. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer HAMBURG (Reuters)…
25 years after murders, OJ says ‘Life is fine’
Twenty-five years after the grisly killings that transformed him from Hall of Fame football hero to murder suspect, 71-year-old O.J. Simpson says he is happy and healthy living in Las…
Ex-Florida player charged with murder in wife’s 2016 death
A former University of Florida football player, Earl Antonio “Tony” Joiner, has been arrested and charged with killing his wife in a case dating to 2016, police said. A former…
4 teenage boys arrested in London following alleged attack of 2 gay women 4 teens arrested in connection to attack on gay couple who says they were told to kiss
London police have arrested four teenagers following an alleged homophobic assault and robbery of two women on a London bus last week. Melania Geymonat revealed in a Facebook post that…
Animal rights activist facing felonies in Jeff Bezos protest
A California animal rights activist can be freed from jail without bail pending her next court date on felony charges for approaching Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on a…
Co-owner, ex-employee of pharmacy in U.S. meningitis outbreak acquitted
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday tossed the convictions of a co-owner and former employee of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy accused of conspiring to help it evade regulatory…
Veteran accused of placing explosive device at VA hospital
A 60-year-old U.S. Army veteran faces up to 10 years in prison on charges that he placed an improvised explosive device at a Florida Veterans Affairs hospital. A federal criminal…
Mexico wants U.S. to reroute funds to tackle migrant surge: sources
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico wants the United States to redirect security funding toward boosting economic development in the Mexico-Guatemala border region to try to stem the flow of migrants…
Insys to pay $225 million, unit to plead guilty to settle U.S. opioid charges
(Reuters) – Insys Therapeutics Inc agreed to pay $225 million and an operating unit agreed to plead guilty to five mail fraud counts to settle criminal and civil probes into…