U.S. hotels arm staff with panic buttons, after years of resistance
Major hotel chains including Marriott International Inc and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc said on Thursday they are arming U.S. employees with panic buttons to fight sexual harassment and crime, an about-face for an industry that has opposed the idea…
Supreme Court nominee steers clear of Trump criticism
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stressed on Thursday that he believes the judiciary has broad authority to check the power of the White House, but refused to criticize the man who selected him, President Donald Trump.
Texas, South Carolina to attend Justice Dept. meeting on social media
The attorneys general of Texas and South Carolina, both Republicans, will send representatives to a meeting called by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to discuss concerns about conservative voices being stifled on social media platforms, making them…
Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones, website Infowars
Twitter Inc on Thursday permanently banned U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website Infowars from its platform and Periscope, saying in a tweet that the accounts had violated its behavior policies.
New York attorney general sued over concert ticket sales
Two companies from the concert, sports and theater ticket industry filed separate lawsuits against New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood on Thursday to stop her from suing them over what they called the “lawful” sale of tickets not yet in invento…
Passengers suffer illness on separate flights to Philadelphia
Passengers and crew on two flights arriving in Philadelphia from Europe on Thursday were screened by medical teams after 12 people aboard became ill with flu-like symptoms, a day after a similar outbreak on a flight from Dubai to New York.
Gunman slays three at Cincinnati bank before police kill him
A gunman dressed in a business suit opened fire inside a bank in downtown Cincinnati early on Thursday, killing three people and wounding others before being shot and killed by police, authorities said.
Twitter says permanently bans Alex Jones and website Infowars
Twitter Inc said on Thursday that it had permanently banned U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website Infowars from its platform and Periscope.
Passengers on two flights to Philadelphia suffer illness
Passengers and crew on two flights arriving in Philadelphia from Europe on Thursday were screened by medical teams after 12 people aboard became ill with flu-like symptoms, a day after a similar outbreak on a flight from Dubai to New York.
New York scientists use new DNA tools to identify 9/11 victims
New DNA analysis techniques are helping identify more victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, scientists in the office of New York City’s chief medical examiner said on Thursday.
