Microsoft hits back at claims it ignored sexual harassment
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A senior executive said Microsoft Corp thoroughly investigates issues raised by women in the workplace and fired about 20 employees last year over complaints of sexual harassment as the company seeks to counter claims that it…
Massachusetts court: Merck can be sued over generic drug injury
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top court on Friday opened the door for consumers to sue Merck & Co Inc and other makers of brand-name drugs over injuries blamed not on their own medications but on generic versions of their treatments made by other companies.
Missing worker feared dead after Texas chemical plant blasts
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A worker was missing and feared dead after explosions destroyed a chemical plant in Cresson, Texas, and rescue personnel were searching for the man, officials said on Friday.
‘Doors off’ chopper flights restricted after deadly NYC crash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities ordered an end on Friday to so-called “doors off” helicopter rides unless passengers are equipped with quick-release restraints, following a crash in New York City last week that killed five people.
Trash plant fire in NY shuts down many Long Island train services
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A large fire at a New York recycling plant next to the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road shut down train service on four branches on Friday, officials said.
Kentucky legislature passes bill to curb teen marriage
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – Kentucky legislators passed a bill on Friday that seeks to tighten restrictions on child marriage, which advocates said is aimed at blocking weddings between younger girls and older men, a situation they say can lead to domestic …
Five New York doctors charged with taking kickbacks from Insys
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Friday brought charges against five New York doctors accused of taking kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics Inc in exchange for prescribing the company’s potent fentanyl-based cancer pain medication.
U.S. court halts activities of four people in cryptocurrency schemes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal court has halted the activities and frozen the assets of four people who allegedly promoted schemes falsely promising large returns for small payments of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the Federal Trade Commission …
Arizona inmate who says police ‘beat the crap out of’ him can sue
(Reuters) – A judge should not have dismissed an Arizona state prison inmate’s lawsuit accusing police of having “beat the crap out of” him during a traffic stop because the claim appeared “too vague and conclusory,” a federal appeals court ruled on Fr…
NYPD sued for forcing Muslim women to remove headscarves in arrest photos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two Muslim-American women and a non-profit group on Friday sued the New York City Police Department for forcing Muslim women and others to remove their hijabs or other religious head coverings in post-arrest photographs.
