U.S. imposes sanctions on three Chinese accused of fentanyl trafficking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three Chinese men accused of illegally trafficking fentanyl, acting…
Police: Child unknowingly brings cocaine to kindergarten
A 5-year-old boy came to kindergarten with cocaine, and police in a New Orleans suburb arrested two adults. Slidell police…
2 shuttered Arizona shelters for immigrant kids could reopen
The nation’s largest provider of shelters for immigrant children is looking to reopen two facilities that the state of Arizona…
Sacramento files lawsuit to ban 7 men from business district
The city of Sacramento has filed an unusual lawsuit to ban seven men considered to be a “public nuisance” from…
Florida man jailed, accused of threatening mass shooting
Authorities say a Florida man has been arrested and accused of threatening a mass shooting in text messages. The Volusia…
Sheriff: Florida man dumps dirt on girlfriend with tractor
Authorities say a Florida man used a front-end loader to dump a large bucket full of dirt on a car…
Mexico City assesses monument damage after anti-rape march
Workers erected a wooden wall around Mexico City’s iconic Angel of Independence monument Saturday after feminists defaced it with graffiti…
2 moms charged in adoption scams were Florida jail inmates
Authorities say two Florida women scammed two adoptive couples in cases that appear unrelated but started when they were pregnant…
Standard Chartered faces fine for sanctions breaches: Sky News
A logo of Standard Chartered is displayed at the financial Central district in Hong Kong, China November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby…
U.S. judge urges VW, SEC to resolve civil Dieselgate suit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in California on Friday urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Volkswagen AG…
Canada awards multi-billion contract to General Dynamics as election looms
FILE PHOTO: The General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada factory is seen in London, Ontario, Canada October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Chris…
Uber driver convicted of raping intoxicated passenger
An Uber driver has been found guilty of raping an intoxicated woman he picked up at a casino near Philadelphia.…
Authorities: Woman pulls gator from pants during stop
Officials say a Florida woman who pulled a small alligator from her yoga pants during a traffic stop and illegally…
Jury reaches verdict in ‘Hollywood Ripper’ case
Jurors have reached a verdict the case of a man charged with fatally stabbing two women in their Southern California…
Man arrested after trying to stab several in Sydney; 1 hurt
A knife-wielding man with a history of mental illness is suspected of slaying a woman in a downtown Sydney apartment…
Norway: Police report 1 shot, injured at mosque outside Olso
Norwegian police say one person has been shot and lightly injured at a mosque in a western suburb of the…
Walmart tells staff to pull violent video game signage from stores
(Reuters) – Walmart Inc said on Friday it has asked employees at its stores in the United States to take…
Ex-US Olympic dressage athlete charged with attempted murder
A history of disputes between a former Olympic equestrian athlete and two people who rented from him at a farm…
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
The man accused of carrying out last weekend’s deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of…
Teen’s racist videos show SC needs hate crime law: Sheriff
A South Carolina sheriff said Thursday that the state needs a hate crime law after his deputies couldn’t initially charge…
Three Congolese doctors arrested in connection with WHO official’s death
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Three Congolese doctors have been arrested for allegedly planning an attack on a…
California millionaire arrested in wife’s death
A Southern California millionaire charged with his wife’s killing has been captured after four years on the run, authorities said…
Germany urges Russia to swiftly release Moscow protesters
Germany is calling on Russia to release the protesters detained during a rally for independent and opposition candidates in Moscow.…
Bank robber’s note demanding money includes his name
Investigators say a Cleveland bank robber made their job much easier because his note demanding money was written on the…
Man accused of threats against Temple University, police
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with making threats against Temple University and its police department as he was buying…
Report: Iran seizes tanker carrying ‘smuggled fuel’ in Gulf
Iranian forces seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, state media reported Sunday, marking the…
Disgraced NFL star loses bid to undo plea deal in rape case
Disgraced NFL star Darren Sharper’s attempt to get out of a 2016 plea deal and 18-year prison sentence in a…
Baltimore pushes back against Trump while acknowledging problems
After U.S. President Donald Trump described Maryland’s largest city as “a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess” and a “very…
1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting during rap video production
One man was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting during a rap video production in Philadelphia. Police…
Police: Man hurt in shooting outside synagogue near Miami
Police say someone got out of a car and opened fire on a 58-year-old man who was approaching a synagogue…
Officer hurt in shootout in popular tourist area in Arkansas
A man who was seen “pumping a gun” in a busy tourist area in Arkansas is in critical condition being…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, clear protesters by force
Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas, swung batons and forcefully cleared out protesters who defied warnings not to…
Parkland shooting suspect searched for weapon daily
A security guard has testified that Nikolas Cruz was such a threat when he attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School…
Feds find potential fraud in student loan repayment plans
Tens of thousands of federal student loan borrowers may be getting their monthly payments lowered by lying about their income…
Man whose wife was hit and killed by car sues FBI
A Connecticut man says in a $35 million lawsuit filed against the federal government that an off-duty police officer who…
Woman accused of assault over pizza slice
Authorities have arrested a woman in Florida who they say tried to attack another woman with a knife when she…
Ex-NSA contractor to be sentenced in stolen documents case
A former National Security Agency contractor who stored two decades’ worth of classified documents at his Maryland home was sentenced…
Trucker charged in highway crash killing mom, 2 kids
Prosecutors filed reckless homicide charges on Thursday against a Missouri semi driver for a highway construction zone crash in Indianapolis…
Second opioid distributor charged over role in U.S. drug epidemic
(Reuters) – An Ohio drug wholesale distributor and two former executives were charged on Thursday with profiting from the U.S.…
Baltimore man guilty of killing ex-girlfriend outside school
A Baltimore man has been found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend, who was found bound, beaten, stabbed, strangled and dumped…
Man arrested in murder of American biologist in Greece as grisly new details emerge
Greek police have arrested a suspect in the murder of an American scientist who was found dead in an abandoned…
SEC reaches $60 million settlements involving ex-American Realty executives
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former executives at American Realty Capital Properties Inc, including the onetime billionaire who built it,…
Italy detains 3 in seizure of weapons, missile, Nazi plaques
Police in northern Italy have detained three men, including one linked to a neo-fascist Italian political party, after uncovering a…
Illinois woman gets prison for soliciting husband’s murder
A southern Illinois woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for soliciting the murder of her 76-year-old husband…
DNA confirms remains are those of missing Virginia toddler
Police in Virginia have confirmed that human remains found at a trash incinerator earlier this month belong to a 2-year-old…
Another Canadian detained in China amid diplomatic chill
A Canadian citizen has been detained in Yantai, China, Canada’s government said Saturday, a step that comes amid tense relations…
Opioid treatment may reduce contact with law enforcement
(Reuters Health) – Opioid users who get treatment for their drug dependency are less likely to have police encounters or…
GOP threat ends Kansas governor’s food assistance extension
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday dropped a policy that allowed several thousand Kansas adults to keep receiving food assistance…
Indivior says Reckitt settlement in U.S. unrelated to its cases
(Reuters) – Drugmaker Indivior Plc said on Thursday its former parent Reckitt Benckiser’s $1.4 billion settlement with authorities in the…
Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end U.S. opioid addiction treatment probes
(Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to resolve U.S. claims that its former pharmaceuticals…
Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end U.S. opioid addiction treatment probes
(Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to resolve U.S. claims that its former pharmaceuticals…
Lawmakers seek scientific review of plan to tightly regulate all fentanyl copycats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee have urged the Trump administration to conduct a scientific review…
Police: Woman throws snake at woman in carjacking
Police say a woman stole a vehicle after throwing a nonpoisonous snake at the driver, then crashed through barricades set…
Italy court sentences 24 people to life for Operation Condor
A court in Italy sentenced 24 people to life in prison for their involvement in human rights crimes committed during…
5 discovered killed in St. Louis apartment; suspect sought
Police in St. Louis say five people have been discovered slain in an apartment building. St. Louis County Police confirmed…
4 dead in apparent murder-suicide in northwest Arkansas
Authorities in northwest Arkansas say a man has allegedly shot his wife and two adult sons to death before apparently…
Judge OKs state’s motion to dismiss fetal manslaughter case
The manslaughter charge against an Alabama woman who lost her fetus when she was shot during a fight has been…