Female-led investor group says it is buying Weinstein Co assets
(Reuters) – A former Obama administration official said on Thursday she had reached a deal to purchase assets of The Weinstein Company and will use a majority-female board to rebuild the Hollywood studio tarnished by sexual misconduct allegations.
Weinstein Co reaches deal with group promising female leadership
(Reuters) – The Weinstein Co on Thursday reached a deal to sell assets to a group led by a former Obama administration official who plans to use a majority-female board to rebuild the Hollywood studio tarnished by sexual misconduct allegations.
Mudslide threat prompts mandatory-evacuation order for 30,000 in Southern California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The threat of deadly mudslides from an impending Pacific storm prompted authorities on Thursday to order mandatory evacuations for some 30,000 people living adjacent to fire-scarred foothills and mountain slopes along California…
Ex-New York police official pleads guilty to misusing police resources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York City police official on Thursday pleaded guilty to misusing police department resources for the benefit of a businessman charged in a wide-ranging corruption case.
Maria Contreras-Sweet says she has clinched deal for Weinstein Co assets
(Reuters) – Former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet said on Thursday that she had reached an agreement with the New York State Attorney General’s office to purchase assets from the Weinstein Company in order to launch a new firm.
Smith & Wesson maker says increased gun sales reported after Florida attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The chief executive officer of American Outdoor Brands Corporation , maker of Smith & Wesson guns, on Thursday said some gun retailers reported increased foot traffic and sales after the Florida high school shooting.
New Jersey treasurer resets public pension rate of return
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey’s treasurer said on Thursday she will increase the expected rate of return for the state’s struggling public pension system from 7 percent to 7.5 percent, then lower it again over time.
New York mother says finding slain children was a ‘nightmare’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York woman who discovered her children’s bloody bodies in a bathtub and their nanny stabbing herself in the neck testified on Thursday at the start of the babysitter’s murder trial that the experience was a “nightmare.”
Tennessee bus driver convicted in crash that killed six children: report
(Reuters) – A Tennessee school bus driver was found guilty on Thursday of negligent homicide in a 2016 crash that killed six children, local media reported.
‘Friendly fire’ killed U.S. marshal in Pennsylvania in January: officials
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A deputy U.S. marshal who was killed in January while trying to serve an arrest warrant in Pennsylvania died by “friendly fire,” the U.S. Marshals Service said on Thursday.
