Jackson family patriarch Joe reported gravely ill in hospital
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Joe Jackson, patriarch of the singing Jackson family, was reported on Friday to be hospitalized with a serious, possibly terminal illness.
No drugs, no alcohol in U.S. celebrity chef Bourdain’s body when he died: prosecutor
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who killed himself in a French hotel room earlier this month, had no narcotics or alcohol in his body when he died, a local prosecutor said on Friday.
Showers soak much of U.S. Corn Belt; more storms next week
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Rains soaked portions of the U.S. Corn Belt this week, swamping fields in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa, and more storms are expected early next week ahead of a warm-up, meteorologists said Friday.
Supreme Court restricts police on cellphone location data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday imposed limits on the ability of police to obtain cellphone data pinpointing the past location of criminal suspects in a major victory for digital privacy advocates and a setback for law enforceme…
Trump urges Republican lawmakers to drop immigration bill effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers on Friday to drop their efforts to pass comprehensive immigration legislation until after the November elections, sending mixed signals to his party amid an ongoing crisis over hi…
Uber car’s ‘safety’ driver streamed TV show before fatal crash: police
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber car in Tempe, Arizona, was streaming a television show on her phone until about the time of a fatal crash, according to a police report that deemed the March…
New York ban on gravity knives upheld by U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of New York state’s ban on gravity knives, which can be opened to a locked position with a one-handed flick of the wrist.
Republicans aim to debate immigration bill next week, ignoring Trump plea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representative still plan to bring an immigration bill up for a vote next week, despite President Donald Trump’s urgings on Friday to drop the effort until after November’s elections.
Tesla recycling machine catches fire at Fremont, California campus
(Reuters) – A machine used for paper recycling caught fire Thursday night at Tesla Inc’s Fremont, California, campus, outside the company’s car production factory, but manufacturing was not affected, the company said.
Supreme Court rules warrants required for cellphone location data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday imposed limits on the ability of police to obtain cellphone data pinpointing the past location of criminal suspects in a major victory for digital privacy advocates and a setback for law enforceme…




