Olympics-United States Top Medals Table at End of Paris Olympics
Aug. 11 By Nick Mulvenney PARIS (Reuters) – The United States topped the medals table at the Paris Olympics with 40 golds after the final title was decided on Sunday, finishing above China only by virtue of their 44 silvers. China, who were the last…
Rapper Travis Scott Released by Paris Police Without Charge
Aug. 10 By Emma Rumney PARIS (Reuters) – Grammy-nominated American hip hop star Travis Scott has been released from police custody in Paris and will not face any charges, said a representative for Scott on Saturday. Scott, 33, had been arrested on Friday at Paris’…
Developers of Vapes for Migraine, Asthma Will Need to Win Over Sceptics
Aug. 9 By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) -A handful of North American companies which see potential for vape-like devices to ease migraines and respiratory diseases such as asthma have a long road to convince health authorities and patients that their products can be the future…
Safety Board Would Like to Complete Boeing MAX Probe by Early 2025
Aug. 8 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said staff at the agency would like to complete its probe into the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 mid-air emergency by early next year. “I think they…
No New Trial for Former Mexico Drug Czar, US Judge Says
Aug. 7 By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former top Mexican law enforcement official convicted last year on U.S. corruption charges does not deserve a new trial, after he tried to bribe a fellow jail inmate to lie that the government’s case was…
Wildfire Torches Hillside Homes in Southern California
Aug. 6 By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire on a hillside above the southern California city of San Bernardino burned several homes and forced evacuations before it was brought under control on Tuesday, firefighters reported. Video from local TV station KTLA 5 showed…
US Judge Describes How Google Built and Defended Illegal Search Monopoly
Aug. 5 By Mike Scarcella in Washington (Reuters) – U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled that Google had violated antitrust law by spending billions of dollars to secure exclusive agreements with developers, carriers and equipment makers to be the default search engine. Here…
Debby Expected to Become Hurricane Before Hitting Florida’s Gulf Coast
Aug. 4 By Rich McKay (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Debby is expected to strengthen rapidly into a hurricane before making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida’s Gulf Coast by midday on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday, warning of life-threatening…
California Wildfire Now Fourth-Largest in State History, Hot Weather Offers No Relief
Aug. 3 By Rich McKay (Reuters) -More than 6,000 firefighters in California’s Central Valley continued to battle the largest blaze in the U.S. on Saturday, which burned its way into the history books as the state’s fourth-largest conflagration on record. There was barely a taste…
US FDA Approves Adaptimmune’s Therapy for Rare Type of Cancer
Aug. 2 By Mariam Sunny (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved Adaptimmune’s first-of-its-kind treatment for a rare type of cancer in the soft tissues that most often affects young people. The therapy, branded as Tecelra, was approved to…
US Justice Dept. Launches Whistleblower Program Aimed at Corporate Crime
Aug. 1 By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday debuted its first-ever whistleblower program offering monetary awards to tipsters who report certain types of corporate misconduct, an effort designed to ratchet up the pressure on companies who face allegations of…
Olympics-IOC Asks for Dialogue Between U.S. and WADA Over Doping Dispute
July 31 By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee has asked for talks between the World Anti-Doping Agency and the United States, including the country’s anti-doping agency USADA, to resolve a dispute over jurisdiction in doping matters, it said on Wednesday. A…