Pope sacks bishop of Memphis over management issues
Pope Francis has removed from office Bishop Martin Holley of Memphis, Tennessee, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
Death toll in New Jersey viral outbreak rises to 7 children
The death toll in New Jersey rose to seven children on Wednesday and 11 others are still sick from a viral outbreak of adenovirus at a rehabilitation center in Haskell, New Jersey, the state’s Health Department said on Wednesday.
British court blocks U.S. attempt to extradite former HSBC trader
Britain’s Supreme Court has blocked an appeal by U.S. prosecutors seeking to extradite former HSBC trader Stuart Scott to face fraud charges over allegations that he and a colleague defrauded client Cairn Energy in a $3.5 billion currency trade in 2011…
One winning lottery ticket sold in U.S. for $1.6 billion jackpot: lottery official
Only one ticket matches all six numbers in the Mega Millions lottery draw in the United States for a jackpot worth a record-setting $1.6 billion, a lottery official said early on Wednesday.
Facebook, Twitter do not find Chinese meddling in 2018 U.S. elections: Bloomberg
Social media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have not detected Chinese meddling in the 2018 U.S. elections, Bloomberg reported https://bloom.bg/2AqGNku on Wednesday, citing unnamed press representatives for both companies.
One winning ticket sold in South Carolina for $1.6 billion lottery jackpot: state lottery
One ticket sold in South Carolina matched all six numbers in the Mega Millions lottery draw on Tuesday for a record setting $1.6 billion jackpot, the state’s lottery said on its website early on Wednesday.
USC, gynecologist face more claims despite class-action settlement
Fourteen more women accusing a former University of Southern California gynecologist of sexual misconduct sued the physician and the university on Tuesday, as their lawyer decried a proposed class-action settlement with the school as “grossly inadequat…
New Jersey viral outbreak leaves six young patients dead, 12 others ill
Six young patients died and 12 others became sick following an outbreak of adenovirus at a rehabilitation center in Haskell, New Jersey, the state’s Health Department said on Tuesday.
Prosecutors seek to use Robert Durst’s movie comments at murder trial
Los Angeles prosecutors sought on Tuesday to use comments made by Robert Durst praising a feature film based on his life as evidence in the murder case against him, saying the remarks represented admissions of his guilt.
White House presses forward with Trump’s Space Command
U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned U.S. Space Command should seek to develop ways for the country’s military to operate in outer space, White House advisers recommended on Tuesday, with the government hoping to secure approval for it by 2020.
