Cosby paid accuser $3.4 million in civil suit, prosecutor tells jury
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault $3.38 million as part of a 2006 settlement of a civil lawsuit, prosecutors said on Monday in the opening of his retrial on criminal charges stemming from the…
Salary history cannot justify sex-based pay gaps: U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday ruled employers cannot use workers’ salary histories to justify gender-based pay disparities, saying that would perpetuate a wage gap that is “an embarrassing reality of our economy.”
FBI raids offices, home of Trump’s personal lawyer: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday raided the offices and home of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen, law enforcement sources said, in a dramatic new development in a series of probes involving…
Mississippi’s last abortion clinic expands lawsuit on restrictions
(Reuters) – Mississippi’s last remaining abortion provider expanded a federal challenge on Monday to laws that ban abortions in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy and block access to the procedure in myriad ways, it said.
U.S. Border agent charged with murdering Mexican claims self-defense
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – A U.S. Border Patrol agent charged with murdering a Mexican teenager when he fired across the border in 2012 testified on Monday that he acted in self defense after rocks were thrown at him.
Topless protester confronts Cosby at sex assault retrial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – A former “Cosby Show” actress stripped off her top and confronted comedian Bill Cosby as he returned to a Pennsylvania court on Monday for the start of his retrial on sexual assault charges, and she was quickly wrestled to t…
FBI raided offices of Trump’s lawyer: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday raided the offices of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen, The New York Times reported.
Backpage.com founders, five others indicted on prostitution-related charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seven people associated with the sex ad website Backpage.com, including its founders Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, are facing charges of knowingly facilitating prostitution as part of a 93-count indictment that was unsealed on Mo…
Oklahoma teachers press lawmakers for tax plan to end strike
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Thousands of Oklahoma teachers packed the state Capitol on Monday to press the Republican-dominated legislature to enact a capital gains tax overhaul that educators said could help end a statewide walkout now in its second wee…
Former top U.S. intelligence officials back Trump’s CIA pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for CIA director, Gina Haspel, has received the strong, cross-partisan backing of dozens of former top intelligence officials, according to a letter sent to the Senate Intelligence Committee….
