TV show ‘Roseanne’ abruptly canceled after star’s racist tweet sparks furor
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s ABC network on Tuesday swiftly canceled the popular U.S. television comedy “Roseanne” after star Roseanne Barr incited outrage by comparing a black former Obama administration official to an ape in remarks on Tw…
Tesla in ‘Autopilot’ mode crashes into parked police vehicle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The driver of a Tesla Inc vehicle crashed into an unoccupied, parked police vehicle in Laguna Beach, California, on Tuesday and the driver told investigators the Tesla was in “Autopilot” mode at the time, a police spokesman said…
‘Roseanne’ abruptly canceled after star’s racist tweet sparks furor
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s ABC network on Tuesday canceled the popular U.S. television comedy “Roseanne” after star Roseanne Barr incited outrage by comparing a black former Obama administration official to an ape in remarks on Twitter.
Fast lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano closes highway
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Fast-moving lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano forced officials to close part of a highway on Tuesday, and they warned that sharp, thin strands of volcanic glass fibers carried by the wind could injure eyes and lungs.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to strict Arkansas abortion law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a setback to abortion rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday paved the way for Republican-backed restrictions on medication-induced abortions to take effect in Arkansas that could lead to the shuttering of two of …
San Francisco subpoenas Uber, Lyft on driver classification
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco’s city attorney on Tuesday subpoenaed Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] and Lyft Inc to turn over records relating to how the ride-hailing companies classify drivers, as well as driver wages, health care and other …
Athenahealth CEO apologizes for assaulting ex-wife years ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Athenahealth Inc said on Tuesday that its Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Bush had issued an apology after the U.K.’s Daily Mail newspaper reported that he had assaulted his former wife 14 years ago.
Alberto remnants threaten Alabama after two killed in North Carolina
(Reuters) – Alberto, the first storm of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, spawned scattered flooding in Alabama as it weakened into a subtropical depression on Tuesday, a day after two journalists were killed in North Carolina when a tree fell on th…
Starbucks closes 8,000 stores for anti-bias training
LOS ANGELES/MIAMI (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp appealed to customers for forgiveness in a controversy over alleged racial profiling on Tuesday, saying its behavior toward two black men last month had been reprehensible as it closed 8,000 U.S. stores for…
Study hikes Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria death toll to 4,645
(Reuters Health) – Hurricane Maria claimed the lives of 4,645 people in Puerto Rico last year and not the 64 long pegged by the island’s government as the official death toll, according to a survey of thousands of residents by a research team led by Ha…
