In #MeToo’s shadow, Cosby awaits verdict in sexual assault trial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – The case against Bill Cosby, the man once known as “America’s Dad,” is now in the hands of a jury charged with deciding whether the comedian is guilty of drugging and molesting a onetime friend at his Pennsylvania home more …
U.S. regulator sues LendingClub over hidden fees
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. regulator sued online lender Lending Club Corp on Wednesday for allegedly overcharging consumers and misleading them on hidden fees.
Puerto Rico’s governor says power should return within a month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello on Wednesday said he expects electricity to be restored across the U.S. territory within a month, but warned that the island’s infrastructure needed to be strengthened ahead of the upcoming …
Dallas police officer dies, two others critical after attack at store
(Reuters) – One of the two Dallas police officers shot outside a Home Depot store died on Wednesday morning, the city’s mayor announced at a City Council meeting.
Facebook will not testify at U.S. House hearing on social media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said Wednesday it has declined an invitation to testify at a U.S. House of Representatives hearing Thursday on filtering practices by social media companies, a company spokesman said.
South Carolina prison workers indicted for contraband smuggling
(Reuters) – A federal grand jury has indicted 14 former South Carolina corrections employees on charges of smuggling contraband into prisons in exchange for bribes, the State newspaper reported on Wednesday.
U.S. cannot cut teen pregnancy prevention grants : federal judge
(Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from terminating grant funding for teen pregnancy prevention programs run by affiliates of Planned Parenthood, saying the decision was arbitrary.
Accused Waffle House killer in Nashville had laptop drive wiped – report
(Reuters) – The construction worker accused of shooting dead four people at a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville had the hard drive on his laptop wiped last month, a local television station reported, citing the computer repair shop’s owner.
U.S. to seek court approval to terminate ‘outdated’ antitrust judgments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it plans to seek court approval to terminate “outdated” antitrust judgments that remain on the books throughout the United States.
U.S. Supreme Court leans toward upholding Trump’s travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled they are likely to uphold President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious policies of his presidency.
