Rule-breaking Booker judges honor Atwood, Evaristo with rare double prize
Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments” and Bernardine Evaristo’s “Girl, Woman, Other” jointly won the Booker Prize on Monday in a surprise double award in which the literary prize recognized its oldest and first black woman winners.
California governor demands PG&E accountability for mismanaging power shutoffs
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday that utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co should be held accountable for mismanaging last week’s widespread power shutoffs and urged the company to provide credits or rebates to affected customers.
House panel ‘strongly’ urges Uber, Lyft to take part in hearing
Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft have declined to appear at a hearing on Wednesday on ride-hailing industry issues, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives panel said, urging them to reconsider.
Tropical Depression Fifteen forms over eastern Atlantic – U.S. NHC
Tropical Depression Fifteen has formed in the eastern Atlantic and is forecast to become a tropical storm by early Tuesday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Georgia policeman convicted of assault, cleared of murder in 2015 shooting of unarmed black man
A former Georgia police officer who shot an unarmed, naked black man to death in March 2015 was convicted on Monday of aggravated assault and violating his oath of office but found not guilty of murder, his defense lawyer said.
Texas policeman faces charges after killing black woman in her home
A white Fort Worth, Texas, police officer has resigned and faces criminal charges after he shot dead a 28-year-old black woman inside her home, the city’s police chief said on Monday.
U.S. House panel ‘strongly’ urges Uber, Lyft to take part in hearing
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee “strongly urged” Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to participate in a hearing set for Wednesday on issues facing the ride hailing industry.
Texas police officer faces charges after killing black woman in her home
A white Fort Worth, Texas police officer has resigned and faces criminal charges after he shot dead a 28-year-old black woman inside her home, the city’s police chief said on Monday.
White House reporters slam mock video of Trump killing journalists and critics
The White House Correspondents’ Association has condemned a mock video, shown at a gathering of U.S. President Donald’s Trump’s supporters at one of his Florida resorts, that depicts him slaughtering members of the news media and political adversaries….
Family demands prosecution after Texas woman killed by police inside her home
The family of a 28-year-old black woman shot dead by a white male police officer inside her Fort Worth, Texas home called on Monday for an independent, federal investigation and swift prosecution.
