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New hurdle
in Comey case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- The prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has hit another hurdle. The Justice Department acknowledged in court Wednesday a possible lapse in how the case was presented to a grand jury.
The revelation that the full grand jury didn’t review a copy of the final indictment came during a hearing where Comey’s lawyers asked a judge to throw out the case on grounds the government is being vindictive. Comey has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of making a false statement and obstructing Congress.
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department says Comey was indicted because he broke the law, not because Trump ordered it.
NC arrests
now top 250
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during an immigration crackdown in North Carolina centered around Charlotte, the state’s largest city. Those totals released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are about double the arrest figures announced earlier this week.
The operation that began over the weekend is the latest phase of Republican President Donald Trump’s aggressive mass deportation efforts. Military and immigration agents have converged on Democratic-run cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles. The push to carry out arrests in North Carolina expanded to areas around the state capital of Raleigh in just the last day.
Infant botulism
cases climb
(AP) -- Health officials say at least 31 babies in 15 states have been treated for botulism as an outbreak tied to ByHeart formula continues to grow. Investigators in at least three states said the formula remains on some store shelves, despite a Nov. 11 recall of all products nationwide.
Businesses and consumers should remain alert and should not sell or feed the formula to babies. Infant botulism is a potentially deadly illness caused by a type of bacteria that produces a toxin in babies’ guts.
Symptoms can take up to 30 days to develop. The illness requires immediate medical attention.
Israeli strikes
kill dozens
SIDON, Lebanon (AP) -- The Israeli military has carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting what it claims are Hezbollah weapons storage facilities. This comes after a drone strike earlier in the day killed one person and injured several others, including students on a bus.
Tensions between Israel and militants are escalating. On Tuesday night, an airstrike killed 13 people in a Palestinian refugee camp, the deadliest since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war a year ago.
Israel claims Hezbollah is regrouping in southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, hospitals in Gaza report that Israeli strikes have killed 21 Palestinians.