At least 35 people injured on Air Canada flight headed to Australia
After leaving Vancouver on Thursday, Air Canada flight 33 was forced to land at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport…
Water is the deadliest during major storms. New Orleans is already flooded and storm surge could be coming
“There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation along the coast of southern and southeastern Louisiana,” the National Weather…
Cargill quarterly profit dives 41% on trade tensions, U.S. floods
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Global commodities trader Cargill Inc reported a 41% drop in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday, citing supply…
T-Mobile, Sprint expected to extend deal date: sources
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with Sprint logo are seen in front of a screen projection of T-mobile logo, in this…
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…
Oil falls on dim OPEC demand outlook, pares gains from Gulf of Mexico storm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday as OPEC forecast slower demand for its crude next year, with…
Deutsche Bank to layoff 126 New York staff as part of restructuring
Signage is seen on the lobby of the U.S. headquarters of Deutsche Bank in New York City, U.S., July 8,…
Wall Street banks bailing on troubled U.S. farm sector
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the wake of the U.S. housing meltdown of the late 2000s, JPMorgan Chase & Co hunted…
Colgate to buy skin care business of France’s Filorga for $1.69 billion
FILE PHOTO – Anti-ageing cosmetics by French Laboratoires Filorga are displayed at the company’s showroom in Paris, France, September 23,…
Mexico says trade deal dispute panel fix must be ‘across the board’
FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Jesus Seade reacts during the delivery of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement…
S&P 500, Dow climb as health insurers, financials gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Thursday to close at record highs as health insurers…
Anadarko shareholders to vote next month on Occidental deal
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is seen in The Woodlands, Texas, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott HOUSTON (Reuters) – Anadarko Petroleum…
European startups navigate long, winding road to self-driving future
OXFORD, England (Reuters) – Far from the sunny, wide streets of Phoenix, where Waymo’s self-driving taxis ply their trade, a…
Bostic: Fed’s focus is its mandates not market pricing for rate cuts
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Strong market expectations of an upcoming Fed rate increase are not a reason for the central bank…
Fed’s Powell affirms rate cut view; others see U.S. economy humming
ATLANTA/VICTOR, Idaho (Reuters) – As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell kept the focus Thursday on global risks that could trigger…
June imports fall at top U.S. hub for China ocean trade
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, the nation’s busiest and the No. 1 for…
Boeing reshuffles management of grounded 737: memo
SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) has reassigned the head of its next airplane project to run the troubled 737…
Nike goes ahead with investment in new Arizona manufacturing plant
FILE PHOTO: A customer is reflected in a shop window decorated with Nike store logo at the outlet village Belaya…
Ford, Volkswagen promise details on electric, autonomous vehicle alliance
HAMBURG/DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) said on Thursday they are expanding their global alliance announced…
A Ford-Volkswagen alliance with Argo could redraw self-driving sector
DETROIT (Reuters) – An expanded alliance between Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) that includes a partnership in…
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…
Sex less likely and less satisfying as women hit older age
(Reuters Health) – The number of women who have sex regularly falls off with age as does the number who…
Reduced work hours for trainee doctors not seen to compromise care
(Reuters Health) – Physicians who trained in U.S. hospitals under recent reforms that capped their work hours appear to provide…
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…
White House scraps key plan to lower U.S. drug prices; may target drugmakers
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday scrapped one of its most ambitious proposals for lowering prescription medicine…
Many teen girls pressured by partners to get pregnant
(Reuters Health) – Nearly one in eight sexually active teen girls are pressured by their partners to have unprotected sex…
Why New Orleans is sinking
And from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to threats of flooding this week, a few facts on — and in —…
A container of screws spilled onto an interstate, causing flat tires for miles
Mississippi Highway Patrol responded Tuesday after getting numerous calls about stranded motorists near the Pascagoula River Bridge. When officers arrived,…
Marines charged with smuggling immigrants into the United States
Last week, Border Patrol agents in Southern California were checking hiding spots and tracking footprints near Interstate 8 when one…
Toxic algae bloom closes all the beaches in this state
The blue-green algae bloom that’s closing beaches in Mississippi can cause rashes, stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. Source link
Toddler cruise ship death: Grandfather did not dangle and drop baby from window, family attorney says
The grandfather of 18-month old Chloe Wiegand didn’t dangle and drop her — she fell because an open glass pane…
Teen sentenced to life in prison for beheading classmate
Judge Helene Kazanjian handed down two life sentences for Matthew Borges, 18, of Lawrence. It comes less than two months…
Breaking down Epstein's sweetheart deal
A Miami Herald investigation has led to scrutiny of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s oversight of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 plea deal…
Manhattan DA’s office asked judge to lower Jeffrey Epstein’s sex offender status in 2011
There, Epstein’s attorneys asked that he be given Level 1 offender status, the least restrictive level. Meanwhile, the State of…
What we know about the agreement at the heart of Jeffrey Epstein’s defense
Central to the legal disputes will be the nonprosecution agreement that Epstein struck in 2007 with federal prosecutors in Florida,…
White woman's police call leads to huge BBQ (2018)
A large crowd turned out for an event called “BBQing While Black” in Oakland, California, after a white woman called…
A black hospital patient went on a walk. Then he was arrested
Hospital patient Shaquille Dukes says police accused him of stealing medical equipment when he was taking a walk while hooked…
This is why everyday racial profiling is so dangerous
But for every story that makes the news, there are countless others that don’t involve police. Black customers who get…
Living while black: Here are all the mundane activities for which police were called on African-Americans this year
(CNN)It’s happened yet again. In 2018, police across the United States have been urged to investigate black people for doing…
Read Christopher Cukor’s statement about his encounter with black man
Here’s what Christopher Cukor, who identified himself as the man on the video, wrote on Medium: A chance encounter this…
The father who called police on a black man says he did not want to target the man based on race
Christopher Cukor, speaking of his encounter with Wesly Michel, said “past experiences and fears” can cloud someone’s intentions. “I’m sorry…
Parents talking to kids may blunt negative impact of adversity on schoolwork
Children who suffer adverse experiences tend to do worse in school than kids who don’t, but a U.S. study suggests…
Juror urges U.S. judge to uphold $80 million Roundup verdict against Bayer
(Reuters) – A juror who was part of a panel that delivered an $80 million award against Bayer AG after…
Legalizing pot tied to less teen marijuana use
Marijuana legalization laws don’t appear to increase teen pot use and instead may have the opposite effect, a U.S. study…
12-month supply of birth control pills cuts unintended pregnancies, cost
When women are given a 12-month supply of oral contraceptives, they are less likely to have an unintended pregnancy than…
Drinking less might be tied to higher quality of life
Moderate drinkers who quit may be able to achieve bigger improvements in well-being than the rest of us, a new…
Appeals court panel grills Democratic defenders on constitutionality of Obamacare
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal appeals court panel grilled Democratic attorneys general on Tuesday about whether Obamacare violates the…
Few supplements have proven heart benefits
Few nutritional supplements can protect people from developing or dying from cardiovascular disease, and some may actually be harmful, a…
CannTrust slumps after Health Canada finds unlicensed pot cultivation
(Reuters) – CannTrust Holdings Inc’s shares plunged about 23% to a more than one-and-half-year low on Monday, after Health Canada…
UK offers HPV vaccines to boys, aims to stop 100,000 cancer cases
FILE PHOTO: An illustration picture shows a Gardasil anti-cervical cancer vaccine box displayed at a pharmacy in Strasbourg November 25,…
Potential IPO candidate BioNTech secures $325 million in financing round
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German biotech firm BioNTech has secured $325 million in a private financing round to boost its cancer…
Trump administration drug officials clash over how to combat fentanyl copycats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trump administration officials are divided over part of a proposal to crack down on illicit versions of…
Mental health issues in Hong Kong surging amid tumultuous protests, experts say
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stress and trauma over the political turmoil surrounding Hong Kong’s extradition bill has created an unprecedented…
U.S. judge strikes down Trump administration rule requiring drug prices in TV ads
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday dealt a blow to the Trump administration by striking down a new rule…
France will end healthcare refunds for homeopathic drugs
PARIS (Reuters) – France will end social security reimbursements for homeopathic drugs and the new policy – which has drawn…
Bulgaria reports six new outbreaks of African swine fever
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has reported new outbreaks of African swine fever among backyard pigs in six villages in the…
Opting out of procedures during childbirth tied to discrimination
(Reuters Health) – Women who decline certain procedures – such as cesarean delivery or immediate cord clamping – during childbirth…
Caregiver depression tied to more ER visits for dementia patients
(Reuters Health) – Dementia patients may go to the emergency room more often when their caregivers are depressed, a recent…