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House panel plans action on gun background check bill next week

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will take up legislation next week that (More...)

Mattis talks diplomacy on North Korea ahead of Trump’s Asia tour

By Phil Stewart

PANMUNJOM, South Korea (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis emphasized diplomatic efforts to resolve the North (More…)

Trump declares opioids a U.S. public health emergency

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health (More…)

House narrowly passes measure paving way for Trump tax cuts

By David Morgan and Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives helped pave the way on Thursday (More…)

Twitter bans ads from two Russian media outlets, cites election meddling

By David Ingram

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter Inc on Thursday accused Russian media outlets Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik (More…)

No role for Assad in Syria’s future: Tillerson

By Jonathan Landay

GENEVA (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad and his family have no role in the future of Syria, (More…)

Trump says Russia hurting U.S. efforts on North Korea nuclear issue

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Russia was hurting U.S. efforts to rid North Korea of (More…)

Rhode Island doctor pleads guilty to opioid kickback scheme related to Insys

By Nate Raymond

BOSTON (Reuters) – A Rhode Island doctor pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges he participated in a (More…)

High cholesterol levels among U.S. adults declining: CDC report

By Bill Berkrot

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The prevalence of U.S. adults with high cholesterol declined significantly between 1999-2000 and (More…)

Final trove of documents to offer new details on JFK assassination

By Scott Malone

BOSTON (Reuters) – More than half a century after U.S. President John F. Kennedy was struck down (More…)

Puerto Rico oversight panel seeks outside manager for power utility PREPA

By Nick Brown

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The federal board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances said on Wednesday it intends to (More…)