(Reuters) – From the start of the sprawling U.S. litigation seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors liable for the country’s opioid epidemic, Judge Dan Polster has made one thing clear: he never wanted a trial. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is seen during a news conference hold by its CEO, Kare Schultz,
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FILE PHOTO: The Reverend Bernice King daughter of Martin Luther King Jr speaks at the National Bar Association’s 60th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Disinformation campaigns helped lead to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the daughter of the U.S. civil rights champion
BOSTON (Reuters) – The City of Boston’s retirement board on Wednesday voted unanimously to end its relationship with money manager Kenneth Fisher, whose firm has lost almost $1 billion in assets after allegations he made disparaging remarks about women last week. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh listens during a news conference to urge U.S. President Donald
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who abruptly resigned last week spoke on Wednesday to an impeachment inquiry into allegations President Donald Trump pursued political interests in his dealings with Ukraine. Former Pompeo adviser Michael McKinley, the latest senior administration official to give closed-door testimony to the Democratic-led
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic lawmakers pursuing an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump are due to hear testimony on Wednesday from a former senior diplomat who resigned his post last week as a top adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. A man rides his bike past the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S.,
Smoke billows from fire buring in two tanks at a NuStar oil storage facility in Contra Costa County, California, U.S. October 15, 2019, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Courtesy of Napa County Sheriff’s Office/Social Media via REUTERS. HOUSTON (Reuters) – A fire broke out Tuesday in two tanks at a
LIVONIA, Mich. (Reuters) – At first glance, Cavell Street in Livonia, Michigan, looks tranquil enough – until the subject of the Democratic-led impeachment probe of President Donald Trump comes up. A sign marks Cavell Street in Precinct 25A, where the vote was split 358/358 between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016, in Livonia, Michigan,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Turkey stop its military incursion in Syria and imposed new sanctions on the NATO ally as Trump scrambled to limit the damage from his much-criticized decision to clear U.S. troops from Turkey’s path. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses conservative activists at the Family
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will crank up its impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump this week as lawmakers return after a two-week recess, with closed-door testimony from current and former administration officials looming. U.S. President Donald Trump pauses as he addresses conservative activists at the Family Research Council’s annual gala
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters have tightened their grip on a deadly Los Angeles wildfire burning with subdued fury on Sunday after extremely dry desert winds that had stoked the flames gave way to moister, gentler breezes blowing in from the Pacific. FILE PHOTO: Firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire called the Saddle Ridge fire in
Damage is seen after a portion of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. October 12, 2019, in this image taken from social media. Michael Hollister via REUTERS (Reuters) – One person was killed and at least 18 injured in New Orleans on Saturday when part of a Hard Rock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the two Florida businessmen who helped U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney investigate his political rival, Democrat Joe Biden, also has been working for the legal team of a Ukrainian oligarch who faces bribery charges in the United States, according to attorneys for the businessmen and the oligarch. FILE PHOTO:
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge in New York on Friday temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would deny visas to aspiring immigrants deemed likely to require government assistance, calling it “repugnant to the American Dream.” FILE PHOTO: Migrant families from Honduras turn themselves to U.S. Border Patrol to seek asylum following
(Reuters) – Burning trash dumped by a garbage truck caused a fire that by early Friday had destroyed dozens of homes in California’s Riverside County, fire officials said, as wildfires across the state led to power cuts for hundreds of thousands of people. FILE PHOTO: Firefighters arrive to help fight a wind-driven wildfire in Sylmar,
(Reuters) – A California dentist canceled dozens of appointments and supermarkets tried to save rotting food on Thursday as electricity was cut to over 600,000 homes and workplaces in a second day of planned power outages to cut wildfire risks. FILE PHOTO: PG&E works on power lines to repair damage caused by the Camp Fire
(Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump is touting tax cuts and economic gains during his presidency as a reason why he should get re-elected in November 2020. FILE PHOTO: Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Kamala Harris listen during the 2020 Democratic