Wisconsin teen in Slenderman stabbing case pleads guilty
(Reuters) – One of two Wisconsin girls who said they stabbed a classmate to satisfy the fictitious horror character Slenderman pleaded guilty to attempted homicide on Thursday and was committed to a state mental hospital, her lawyer said.
Tropical Storm Nate kills 10 in Central America, heads for U.S.
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 10 people in Central America on Thursday as it pummeled the region with heavy rain while heading toward Mexico’s Caribbean resorts and the U.S. Gulf Coast where it could strike as a hurricane thi…
Harvey Weinstein threatens to sue New York Times over harassment story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Thursday threatened to sue the New York Times after it reported that he had been the target of sexual harassment complaints.
Alabama execution put on hold after court issues stay
(Reuters) – The execution of a 56-year-old man convicted of committing a double murder in Alabama on Christmas Eve, 1993, was put on hold after a U.S. district judge issued a stay and the state attorney general did not immediately appeal, officials sa…
AbbVie hit with $140 million verdict in AndroGel trial: lawyer
(Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Thursday ordered AbbVie Inc to pay more than $140 million to a man who claimed the company misrepresented the risks of its testosterone replacement drug AndroGel, causing him to suffer a heart attack, the plaintiff’s lawyer s…
Republicans move on tax reform; Fed officials see economic threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans moved to hasten an overhaul of the U.S. tax code on Thursday, while Federal Reserve officials warned in rare public remarks that President Donald Trump’s tax plan could lead to inflation and unsustainabl…
Tropical Storm Nate pounds Central America, heads for U.S.
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nate unleashed intense rainfall across much of Central America on Thursday, killing at least 3 in Costa Rica as it heads for the U.S. Gulf Coast where it is expected to strike as a hurricane this weekend.
U.S. judge dismisses criminal charge in Toyota sudden acceleration case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a criminal charge against Toyota Motor Corp after the Japanese automaker completed three years of monitoring as part of a $1.2 billion settlement over claims of sudden unintended acceleration…
California governor signs ‘sanctuary state’ bill
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A bill to make California a sanctuary state, by preventing police from inquiring about immigration status and curtailing law enforcement cooperation with immigration officers, was signed into law by the governor on Thursday.
Russian hackers stole U.S. cyber secrets from NSA: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian government-backed hackers stole highly classified U.S. cyber secrets in 2015 from the National Security Agency after a contractor put information on his home computer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing …
