U.S. Supreme Court rules for Arab Bank over human rights claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that foreign corporations cannot be sued in American courts for human rights abuses overseas, refusing to revive a lawsuit claiming Jordan-based Arab Bank Plc helped finance militant attack…
Motive behind Waffle House shooting eludes Nashville police
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Nashville police were working on Tuesday to determine what motivated a gunman with an AR-15 rifle to kill four people at an all-night Waffle House restaurant, having arrested a suspect with a history of erratic behavior.
Closing arguments to begin in Cosby’s sexual assault trial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – The prosecution and Bill Cosby’s defense team are expected to begin closing arguments on Tuesday in the retrial of the entertainer, who is accused of drugging and raping a one-time friend more than a decade ago.
Express Scripts targets new migraine drugs to change U.S. pricing dynamic
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The largest U.S. manager of prescription benefits is telling drugmakers that the current pricing model is broken, and taking aim at Amgen Inc and other makers of new migraine medicines to try and fix it.
Prince heirs sue Illinois hospital, Walgreens pharmacy chain over singer’s death
(Reuters) – Heirs of Prince have sued an Illinois hospital and pharmacy chain Walgreens, saying they could have prevented the singer’s 2016 death if they had properly diagnosed and treated his overdose days earlier, a court document showed on Monday.
Prince heirs sue Illinois hospital, Walgreen pharmacy chain over singer’s death: report
(Reuters) – Heirs of Prince have sued an Illinois hospital and pharmacy chain Walgreens claiming they could have prevented the singer’s 2016 death if they had properly diagnosed and properly treated his overdose days earlier, the Minneapolis Star-Tribu…
Monkey in ‘selfie’ cannot sue for copyright, U.S. court says
(Reuters) – Monkeys lack standing to sue for copyright protection and an animal rights group cannot act as legal guardian in such matters, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday, in a battle over ownership of a smiling “selfie” taken by an endangered mac…
U.S. Border Patrol agent acquitted of murdering Mexican teenager
TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – A U.S. Border Patrol agent was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Monday in the shooting death of a Mexican teenager through the fence between Arizona and Mexico.
Nashville police arrest Waffle House shooting suspect after manhunt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Police on Monday arrested the man suspected of fatally shooting four people at a Waffle House restaurant, ending a 36-hour manhunt after tips from the public led police to search secluded woods nearby.
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush admitted to Houston hospital
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital for an infection that spread to his blood a day after the funeral of Barbara Bush, his wife of seven decades, a family spokesman said on Monday.
