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National Cancer Institute chief to serve as acting FDA head
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has tapped National Cancer Institute Director Norman Sharpless to serve as acting commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration, following the resignation of Scott Gottlieb earlier this month. Sha...
Appeals court says Ohio may withhold Planned Parenthood funding
A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Planned Parenthood's constitutional challenge to an Ohio law depriving the organization of state funding because it performs abortions, handing a victory to anti-abortion advocates.
Britain and Brexit in chaos: parliament rejects May's EU deal again
Britain's parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's deal to quit the European Union for a second time on Tuesday, deepening the country's worst political crisis for generations, 17 days before the planned departure date.
EU suspends Boeing 737 MAX flights after Ethiopia crash
The European Union's aviation safety regulator on Tuesday suspended all flights in the bloc by Boeing 737 MAX planes in the biggest setback yet for the U.S. planemaker following a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people.
Hollywood's Huffman, Loughlin snared in $25 million U.S. college fraud scheme
Federal authorities arrested dozens of people on Tuesday for a $25 million scheme to help wealthy Americans, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and some CEOs, cheat their children's way into elite universities, such as Yale a...
U.S. immigration agency to close its overseas offices
President Donald Trump's administration is planning to close the U.S. immigration agency's overseas locations, according to current and former officials and an internal memo, in a move affecting offices that currently handle family visa req...
U.S. expands return of asylum seekers to Mexico to new ports of entry
The United States is expanding its program to send asylum seekers back to Mexico to wait out their U.S. court proceedings and so far has returned 240 people since starting the program in January, U.S. officials told reporters on Tuesday.
May heads for defeat in Brexit vote
Prime Minister Theresa May was heading for defeat on Tuesday on her plans to leave the European Union as sceptical members of her own party appeared ready to defy her warning that Britain might not leave the EU at all if they voted against her.
OECD seeing less corporate opposition to digital era tax revamp
A global effort to revamp international tax rules for the digital era is receiving less corporate push-back than past attempts, the OECD's head of tax policy said on Tuesday.
National Cancer Institute chief to serve as acting U.S. FDA head
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has tapped National Cancer Institute Director Norman Sharpless to serve as acting commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration, followingthe resignation Scott Gottlieb earlier this month. Sharple...
Wells Fargo CEO draws bipartisan ire in Congress hearing
Democratic and Republican lawmakers pressed Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Tim Sloan for proof that the bank has moved past a string of customer abuse scandals at a tense hearing in Congress on Tuesday.
National Cancer Institute director to serve as acting FDA chief - HHS
National Cancer Institute Director Norman Sharpless will serve as acting commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration following Scott Gottlieb's recent resignation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.
Actresses Huffman, Loughlin among 50 charged in U.S. college fraud scheme
Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among 50 people charged by U.S. federal prosecutors on Tuesday in a $25 million scheme to help wealthy Americans cheat their children's way into elite universities, such as Yale and Sta...
Europeans join wave of Boeing suspensions, Trump frets
Major European nations Britain, Germany and France joined a wave of suspensions of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump fretted over modern airplane design following a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people.
U.S. immigration agency to slash overseas presence
The U.S. immigration agency plans to significantly reduce its presence abroad, according to an internal e-mail seen by Reuters and current and former U.S. officials, in an effort to shift resources to domestic offices that took some career officials...
Court allows Ohio law blocking Planned Parenthood funding
A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of an Ohio law to block state funding for Planned Parenthood clinics, in a victory for anti-abortion advocates.
May tells MPs: back me or lose Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May battled to win support for her plans for an orderly Brexit on Tuesday, urging sceptical Conservative Party members to vote for her deal or risk not leaving the European Union at all.
'Tomorrow we'll be in paradise': Islamic State followers speak from besieged enclave
Even as it faced imminent defeat in its last populated territory in eastern Syria, Islamic State made a new propaganda film calling on the few remaining residents of its cold, besieged encampment to maintain their prayers and seek refuge in God.
U.S. charges dozens in college admissions fraud scheme
U.S. federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged dozens of people in a years-old $25 million scheme to help wealthy Americans buy their children's way into elite schools including Yale, Georgetown and Stanford universities.
U.S. to charge dozens in college admissions cheating scheme
Federal prosecutors in Boston on Tuesday said they are charging dozens of people involved in a nationwide college admissions cheating and recruitment scheme.