Malaysia reports first case of polio since 1992
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country…
Tesla boss Elon Musk wins defamation trial over his ‘pedo guy’ tweet
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as…
FACTBOX: Saudi Aramco: the oil colossus
DUBAI (Reuters) – State-run oil giant Saudi Aramco has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its…
Huawei mounts legal challenge against FCC over rural carrier customers
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – China’s Huawei mounted a legal challenge against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday after…
Boeing says 737 MAX approval delays could hit production
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Significant additional regulatory requirements or delays in returning Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX to commercial service could…
No apology to Elon Musk from British diver at ‘pedo guy’ defamation trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The British cave explorer suing Elon Musk for calling him a “pedo guy” on Twitter testified…
Massachusetts adopts tough ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts on Wednesday adopted the country’s toughest ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products,…
No evidence stretching prevents running injuries
(Reuters Health) – It’s a common and persistent myth that static stretching improves running performance and decreases the risk of…
Samoa measles toll hits 42 as nations dispatch medical teams, supplies
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – More nations were flying medical staff and supplies to Samoa on Friday to battle a measles outbreak…
U.S. securities regulator proposes new rules on use of derivatives in exchange traded funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator on Monday proposed new regulations for the use of derivatives by investment funds…
Adamis shares slump as FDA declines to approve opioid overdose treatment
(Reuters) – Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp (ADMP.O) said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its opioid…
New Roche flu drug can drive resistance in influenza viruses: researchers
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Roche’s influenza treatment Xofluza, a one-dose pill that can clear flu symptoms within days, may cause a…
Argentine health chief quits in abortion fight with conservative president
FILE PHOTO: Activists hold a banner as they take part in a rally in favor of legalizing abortion, in Buenos…
Trump says ban of some flavored e-cigarette products could lead to illegal sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday expressed concerns that enacting his administration’s proposed ban on many flavored…
French doctor still treating patients at 98
CHEVILLY-LARUE, France (Reuters) – When French doctor Christian Chenay saw his first patients in 1951, penicillin was state of the…
Longer-term data fail to clear concern over Takeda’s dengue vaccine
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An additional six months of data from a late-stage trial of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s experimental dengue vaccine…
Canada’s use of Huawei 5G would hamper its access to U.S. intelligence: U.S. official
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) – The U.S. national security adviser urged Canada on Saturday not to use Huawei 5G technology,…
Still hope for U.S.-China deal this year: U.S. official
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) – United States national security adviser Robert O’Brien said on Saturday that an initial trade agreement…
Elon Musk: About 150,000 orders thus far for Tesla Cybertruck
Nov 21, 2019; Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A; Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck at the TeslaDesign Studio in Hawthorne, Calif.…
U.S. watchdog backs Bezos’ protest over key Pentagon launch program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. watchdog on Monday backed a protest from Jeff Bezos’ space company that challenged the Pentagon’s…
Boeing to give Southwest board 737 MAX update this week
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) this week will present to the board of its largest 737 MAX customer, Southwest…
China’s Inner Mongolia reports fresh bubonic plague case
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Inner Mongolia reported a fresh, confirmed case of bubonic plague on Sunday, despite an earlier declaration…
Nigeria’s mental health system routinely chains patients up, says Human Rights Watch
LAGOS (Reuters) – Thousands of people with mental health conditions are held in chains in institutions across Nigeria, Human Rights…
Merck wins European approval for first-ever Ebola vaccine
FILE PHOTO: The Merck logo is seen at a gate to the Merck & Co campus in Linden, New Jersey,…
Juul Labs to stop sales of mint-flavored nicotine pods in U.S
(Reuters) – E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc will immediately stop selling its mint-flavored nicotine cartridges in the United States, the…
Investors left exposed as Trump’s SEC gives America Inc helping hand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ top market cop is slowly taking the shackles off corporations. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO:…
Scout leader convicted of branding 3 children in a ritual
A Dutch appeals court has convicted a scout leader of branding three children in a campfire initiation ritual. The appeals…
Police: Man using racist slurs killed in Waffle House fight
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a man was shot to death at a Waffle House after calling other patrons…
911 supervisor played Netflix movie as caller sought help
A South Florida 911 dispatch supervisor was watching “I Am Mother” on Netflix while a caller unsuccessfully tried to get…
U.S. considers dropping some tariffs on China: FT
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. dollar banknote featuring American founding father Benjamin Franklin and a China’s yuan banknote featuring late Chinese…
China pushing Trump to remove more tariffs ahead of trade deal: media
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks…
El Salvador archbishop apologizes over priest sex abuse case
El Salvador’s top Roman Catholic cleric apologized Sunday for the alleged sexual abuse by a priest of an unidentified minor…
Demonstrators demand halt to killings of women in Mexico
Relatives of women and girls murdered or missing in Mexico marched through the capital Sunday carrying over 100 purple crosses…
Israeli PM’s son, driver strike settlement over leaked tape
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son has reportedly reached a court settlement with a former driver whom he sued for…
White nationalists seen filming at lynching victim memorial
Men carrying a white nationalist flag were caught on security cameras trying to film in front of a new memorial…
German swingers’ club evacuated after carbon monoxide alarm
Authorities say a swingers’ club in western Germany had to be evacuated mid-party after a carbon monoxide alarm went off…
North Carolina police arrest man pretending to be officer
Police say a North Carolina man has been arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer after he got himself involved…
Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of oil firm Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabia formally began an initial public offering Sunday of a sliver of oil giant Saudi Aramco after years of…
1 million car charging points in Germany by 2030: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to drastically increase the number of charging stations for electric cars in Germany to give…
Police officer retires after far-right group ties revealed
A Connecticut police officer has retired after a civil rights organization raised concerns about his membership in a far-right group…
Norway arrests US far-right activist, seeks deportation
Norwegian authorities have arrested a high-profile U.S. white supremacist scheduled to speak at an international far-right conference in Oslo and…
Coroner: Skeletal remains may be man missing for decade
A coroner says remains found in Mississippi are likely those of a man who disappeared more than a decade ago.…
Florida man fatally shot while charging at deputy
Authorities in Florida say a man was fatally shot after he charged at a deputy with a sword yelling, “Shoot…
Assistant scoutmaster charged with sexually abusing boy, 12
An assistant scoutmaster on Long Island has been charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy at several Boy Scouts of…
Airbnb CEO says company is banning “party houses”
Airbnb Inc. says it’s banning “party houses” in the wake of a deadly shooting at an Airbnb rental in California.…
Rudy Boesch, early fan favorite on ‘Survivor,’ dies at 91
Rudy Boesch, a retired tough-as-nails Navy SEAL and fan favorite on the inaugural season of “Survivor,” has died after a…
US judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will…
Coal plant on tribal land to close after powering US West
Ron Little nestles into a familiar seat aboard a train locomotive and slides the window open, leaning out to get…
Man surrenders after authorities edit photo to add costume
All it took for one fugitive in Illinois to turn himself in was a little photo manipulation. WBBM-TV in Chicago…
Ex-All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton charged with child injury
Former All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton has been charged with injury to a child after his 14-year-old daughter told his ex-wife…
Aramco IPO will come soon, Saudi crown prince to decide: energy minister
FILE PHOTO: The Saudi Aramco logo pictured at the company’s oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim…
Federal judge blocks Alabama abortion ban from being enforced
(Reuters) – A federal judge blocked Alabama on Tuesday from enforcing the strictest abortion laws in the country, saying the…
J&J says new tests find no asbestos in same baby powder bottle that sparked recall
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday that 15 new tests found no asbestos in a bottle of…
J&J says new tests find no asbestos in same baby powder bottle that sparked recall
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday that 15 new tests found no asbestos in a bottle of…
Tiger Woods ties Sam Snead’s record of 82 PGA Tour wins
Tiger Woods shrugged off an early bogey Monday to win the Zozo Championship and tie Sam Snead’s PGA Tour record…
After bishops call for married priests, pope urges new ways
On the heels of a landmark call by Amazon region bishops for married men to become priests, Pope Francis on…
Authorities break up mixed-gender party, arrest 15 in Iran
Iran’s semi-official news agency says Iranian authorities have arrested 15 men and women at a mixed-gender party at the Iranian…