Over half of public comments to FCC on net neutrality appear fake: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than half of the 21.7 million public comments submitted to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission about net neutrality this year used temporary or duplicate email addresses and appeared to include false or misleading inf…
Conservative pundit arrested in scuffle at Connecticut university
(Reuters) – A right-wing pundit was arrested following a scuffle with students at the University of Connecticut at the end of a speech titled “It’s OK to be white,” university officials said on Wednesday.
NBC News fires ‘Today’ co-host Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct
NEW YORK (Reuters) – NBC News fired Matt Lauer, the popular host of its “Today” morning show, on Wednesday after a female colleague accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior, the network said, making him the latest rich and powerful man to be felled…
NBC News says it fired ‘Today’ Show co-host Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct
NEW YORK (Reuters) – NBC News fired popular “Today” show host Matt Lauer after receiving a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace, the network announced on Wednesday.
Suspect in Nevada shooting dies after standoff with police
(Reuters) – A suspect died shortly after being taken into police custody in Reno, Nevada late on Tuesday after opening fire from a downtown apartment complex and holding a hostage, local media reported.
U.S. Supreme Court weighs major digital privacy case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday takes up a major test of privacy rights in the digital age as it weighs whether police must obtain warrants to get data on the past locations of criminal suspects using cellphone data from wire…
Suspect in police custody after reports of active shooter in Nevada
(Reuters) – Police on Tuesday took a suspect into custody in downtown Reno, Nevada after responding to reports of an active shooter, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Police respond to reports of ‘active shooter’ at Nevada apartments
(Reuters) – Police on Tuesday surrounded an apartment complex in Reno city in the U.S. state of Nevada after receiving calls about an active shooter, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Democrats skip Trump meeting, raising risk of government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic leaders in Congress skipped a meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday that was to have focused on the budget, raising the risk of a government shutdown next month with both sides far apart on the terms of an agr…
Weinstein accuser seeks to set legal precedent with sex trafficking law
(Reuters) – The lawyer representing Harvey Weinstein’s latest accuser is attempting to set legal precedent by contending Weinstein’s actions overseas make him liable for civil damages under a criminal law against sex trafficking, five legal experts sai…
