Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski expelled from film academy -statement
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Television’s Bill Cosby and Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski were expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy Awards presenters said in a statement on Thursday.
U.S. regulator orders Jay-Z to testify on sale of clothing brand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday ordered music mogul and businessman Jay-Z to explain details of the sale of his clothing line to determine whether it violated federal security laws.
U.S. prosecutors dealt dual setbacks in mortgage bond fraud crackdown
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors cracking down on deceptive mortgage bond trading practices on Thursday suffered dual losses as a federal appeals court overturned an ex-Jefferies Group[JGLL.UL] trader’s conviction and a jury acquitted a former Cantor Fitzg…
Arizona governor signs bill to boost teachers’ wages amid strike
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona’s governor signed a budget bill on Thursday that will boost teachers’ wages by 20 percent over the next three years, after dozens of the state’s school districts canceled classes as part of a strike to demand pay raises.
Ex-Cantor Fitzgerald bond trader acquitted in U.S. of fraud
(Reuters) – A former Cantor Fitzgerald trader was acquitted on Thursday of U.S. charges that he defrauded investors by lying about the price of mortgage bond transactions he handled for them after the financial crisis, prosecutors said.
Bill Cosby’s wife slams prosecutor, accusers for husband’s guilty verdict
(Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s wife of more than 50 years jumped to his defense on Thursday, blaming his sexual-assault conviction last week on a corrupt prosecutor, a pliant press and a lying accuser that she said led to a false verdict and stirred a lynch …
Expectations grow for North Korea to release three Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CNN said on Thursday that North Korea would imminently release three Americans held as prisoners, as expectations grew that Pyongyang would make the gesture ahead of an unprecedented U.S.-North Korea summit due to take place in …
Crash of U.S. military plane in Georgia kills all nine on board
(Reuters) – All nine people on board were killed when a Puerto Rico Air National Guard cargo plane crashed on Wednesday near Savannah, Georgia, scattering fiery debris over a highway and railroad tracks, authorities said on Thursday.
Arizona governor signs bill to boost teachers’ wages
(Reuters) – Arizona’s governor signed a budget bill on Thursday that will increase teachers’ wages by 20 percent over the next three years, after dozens of the state’s school districts canceled classes as part of a strike to demand pay raises.
Trump says campaign funds were not used to pay adult-film star
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday money from his presidential campaign was not used to pay off adult-film star Stormy Daniels, publicly acknowledging the payment for the first time and denying any sexual encounter with…
