Mexican immigrant acquitted in shooting death of woman in San Francisco: local media
(Reuters) – A Mexican immigrant was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges in San Francisco on Thursday in the politically charged shooting death of a woman, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on its Twitter page.
Judge says ex-Oppenheimer analyst’s retaliation case must be arbitrated
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge in Manhattan said Oppenheimer & Co can force a gay former analyst to arbitrate his claim that he suffered retaliation and was fired because he took an extended leave for his daughter’s birth and his subsequent brain aneurysm.
Magnitude 4.1 quake strikes Delaware, equals estimated state record
(Reuters) – A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Delaware on Thursday in a rare seismological occurrence for the U.S. Northeast, officials said, with the temblor’s strength equaling the estimated magnitude of an 1871 quake that was believed to be the larg…
Alaska Air investigating sexual harassment claim by Randi Zuckerberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alaska Airlines is investigating a sexual harassment claim by Randi Zuckerberg, a Silicon Valley executive and sister of Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg.
Bikram Yoga seeks to revive chain after wave of lawsuits: lawyer
(Reuters) – A lawyer for Bikram Choudhury Yoga Inc said on Thursday he is aiming to salvage the so-called hot yoga studio after millions of dollars in legal judgments and numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against its fugitive millionaire founde…
Massachusetts prosecutors to toss 6,000 cases tied to drug chemist
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts prosecutors on Thursday said they would dismiss more than 6,000 convictions linked to a former forensic chemist who authorities said for eight years stole drug evidence and worked in a state lab under the influence.
Magnitude 4.1 quake strikes Delaware: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 4.1 quake struck Delaware on Thursday, in a rare seismological occurrence for the U.S. Northeast, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Magnitude 4.4 quake strikes Delaware: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 4.4 quake struck Delaware on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Oklahoma ex-state-senator pleads guilty to hiring boy prostitute
(Reuters) – A former Oklahoma state senator who had campaigned as a champion of family values has pleaded guilty to hiring a 17-year-old boy prostitute “to engage in a commercial sex act,” court papers filed on Thursday showed.
Lawsuit seeks to block Illinois abortion coverage expansion
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Abortion opponents in Illinois filed a lawsuit on Thursday to block a recently approved law expanding state-funded coverage of abortions for low-income Medicaid recipients and state workers.
