Trial to start in million-dollar suburban Utah drug ring
As America’s opioid crisis spiraled into a fentanyl epidemic, prosecutors say one young Utah man made himself a drug kingpin…
Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site
Muslim worshippers and Israeli police clashed Sunday at a major Jerusalem holy site during prayers marking the Islamic holiday of…
Professor fired over confrontation with protesting students
Johns Hopkins University has fired an associate research professor over his confrontation with students participating in a sit-in at a…
US military says service member killed in Iraq
The U.S. military says a U.S. service member has died during a combat mission with Iraqi security forces in Iraq‘s…
Hong Kong residents demand release of arrested woman
After the protesters evacuated, the residents took their place. In one Hong Kong neighborhood on Saturday, riot police fired multiple…
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…
Judge rejects bid for new trial in ‘Making a Murderer’ case
A judge has rejected a man’s bid for a new trial in a Wisconsin killing featured in the Netflix series…
Moscow election protest attracts huge crowd, spurs spinoffs
Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday against the exclusion of some city council candidates from Moscow’s upcoming election, turning…
Ryanair Irish pilots back industrial action as unrest spreads
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair’s (RYA.I) directly employed pilots in Ireland on Friday voted in favor of industrial action unless pay…
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…
Beyond Meat shelves plans for Japan push, Mitsui says
FILE PHOTO: Products from Beyond Meat Inc, the vegan burger maker, are shown for sale at a market in Encinitas,…
Bayer mediator dismisses report of $8 billion Roundup settlement
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United…
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: 5 dead, 2 injured after crash in southern Indiana
Five young people died and two others were injured Friday after the SUV they were riding in crashed and overturned…
Ex-first lady, conservative contend for Guatemala presidency
A runoff presidential election Sunday in Guatemala pits former first lady Sandra Torres against conservative Alejandro Giammattei, the top two…
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…
Video of woman being hit by officer prompts changes
The chief of a small Vermont police department says he’s changed the use-of-force reporting policies in the aftermath of an…
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…
Shootings prompt other countries to warn about travel to US
The United States often takes a leading role in calling out the world’s most dangerous places, warning its people about…
Woman bites intruder who forced his way into home
A nearly toothless South Florida woman says she bit a man who forced his way into her apartment. Alice Coleman…
FDA panel backs Gilead’s HIV prevention drug Descovy, except in women
(Reuters) – An FDA advisory panel on Wednesday voted in favor of Gilead Sciences Inc’s combination drug to reduce the…
Medicare to cover expensive cancer cell therapies
FILE PHOTO: A Gilead Sciences, Inc. office is shown in Foster City, California, U.S. May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (Reuters)…
Rand Paul undergoes lung surgery stemming from assault
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul underwent lung surgery in a procedure he says stems from injuries suffered when a neighbor tackled…
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…
US Treasury Department labels China a currency manipulator
The U.S. Treasury Department labeled China a currency manipulator Monday after Beijing pushed down the value of its yuan in…
Drug industry urges Canada to act early on U.S. import plan
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main pharmaceutical lobby group has urged the government not to wait for drug shortages before responding…
U.S. recorded eight new cases of measles last week
FILE PHOTO: A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at the International Community Health Services…
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.…
2 people bitten by sharks minutes apart at Florida beach
Authorities say two people were bitten by sharks minutes apart at the same Florida beach. Interested in Sharks? Add Sharks…
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…
UK’s Johnson pledges $2.2B more to public health system
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will pump an additional 1.8 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) into the National Health…
Man who sent pipe bombs to Clinton, CNN faces sentencing
The Florida man who created a two-week crisis by mailing 16 packages of inoperative pipe bombs packed with fireworks powder…
‘I can’t breathe’ case looms large over de Blasio’s tenure
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s relationship with New York City’s police force was destined to be rocky. He took office as…
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…
Historically wet US Northwest faces growing wildfire threat
Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety…
Philippines weighs re-use of controversial dengue vaccine
FILE PHOTO: Boxes of anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia are placed inside a freezer for storage at the Manila Health Department in…
African swine fever hits sixth pig farm in Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s veterinary authorities said on Friday they would cull 8,253 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African…
Bulgaria to compensate owners who cull pigs to help stamp out swine fever
FILE PHOTO: A pig rests at a farm near the village of Belotincy, 140 km (90 miles) from the capital…
Trump administration considers September unveiling of healthcare plan: WSJ
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Morristown municipal airport for a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club…
British student plunges to death from plane in Madagascar
Police say a 19-year-old British student fell to her death from a small airplane in Madagascar after opening a door…
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…
Health insurers experience July heatwave
Health insurer stocks heated up in July. Interested in Weather? Add Weather as an interest to stay up to date…
Rwanda border with Ebola-hit Congo fully open after slowdowns: minister
KIGALI/GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Rwanda’s border with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was fully open late on…
Men know less than women about daily calorie needs
(Reuters Health) – Men are almost four times as likely as women to have a poor grasp of how many…
Fifth Bulgarian pig farm hit by African swine fever
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian authorities said on Wednesday that they would cull another 17,000 pigs after detecting an outbreak of…
Second Ebola case in Congo’s main eastern city dies
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The second patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in eastern Congo’s main city…
Trump firms up plan to import medicines; pharma companies resist
(Reuters) – The Trump administration took a step Wednesday toward allowing importation of medicines from Canada, an action the president…
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…
Lead leak from Notre Dame cathedral fire prompts lawsuit
A French activist group has filed a lawsuit over health threats from toxic lead released in Notre Dame Cathedral’s devastating…
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…
New video from Iran shows Guard warning away UK warship
In new video released Monday, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard officer is heard telling a British warship not to interfere or…
Police in Canada detain man after 4 found dead inside home
Police in Canada have detained a 20-year-old man after finding four people dead in a home north of Toronto. York…
China says Western politicians stirring Hong Kong troubles
China blamed Western forces and defended police conduct in remarks Monday about Hong Kong after the city endured another weekend…
2 transgender women tortured, killed in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan say they have found the bodies of two transgender women who were tortured and beaten to death.…
Israel, US test missile defense system in Alaska
Israel and the United States say they have successfully tested a jointly developed missile defense system in Alaska. Interested in…