Panasonic unit settles U.S. criminal, civil charges of bribery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A unit of Panasonic Corp agreed to pay about $280 million on Monday in a deal with the U.S. government to resolve criminal and civil charges that the company falsified its financial records to conceal payments to sales agents in …
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One U.S. military service member was killed and another injured in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, the U.S. military said.
Oklahoma wildfires kill hundreds of cattle, blacken pastures
(Reuters) – Wind-driven wildfires that began in mid-April, fueled by severe drought, have killed hundreds of cattle and destroyed more than 300,000 acres in Oklahoma, authorities said on Monday.
U.S. Justice Dept charges Panasonic unit with anti-bribery law violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department filed criminal charges against a unit of Panasonic Corp on Monday, alleging the company falsified its financial books and records in order to conceal payments to sales agents in China and other parts o…
Schools in Arizona and Colorado set to stay closed due to teacher strike
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Schools in Arizona and Colorado were set to stay closed for a third day on Monday as thousands of teachers strike to press for higher pay and more educational resources.
Cosby’s past words on drugs and sex led to conviction: juror
(Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s 2005 admission that he drugged women to have sex with them was the most compelling piece of evidence leading a Pennsylvania jury to finding him guilty of sexual assault, one of the jurors told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Mo…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Google privacy settlement dispute
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an internet privacy case involving Google that could put the brakes on an increasingly common form of settlement in class action suits that funnels money to unrelated third parties and chariti…
U.S. top court to hear Missouri murderer’s lethal injection case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a Missouri murderer’s bid to avoid execution by lethal injection because it might rupture blood-filled tumors on his body due to a rare ailment, and he has suggested being put to de…
U.S. top court rejects Constitution Pipeline over New York permit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt another setback to a proposed natural gas pipeline running from Pennsylvania to New York, rejecting Constitution Pipeline Co’s bid to challenge New York state’s refusal to issue a needed wat…
Exclusive: Democrats lose ground with millennials – Reuters/Ipsos poll
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Enthusiasm for the Democratic Party is waning among millennials as its candidates head into the crucial midterm congressional elections, according to the Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll.
