Carmakers win brief reprieve from lawsuits over faulty Takata air bags
(Reuters) – Automakers on Wednesday won a temporary reprieve from lawsuits filed by victims of defective air bags made by bankrupt Takata Corp that led to the largest-ever auto safety recall and at least 18 deaths.
U.S. regulators charge bank employee, six others with insider trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. securities regulators on Wednesday accused an employee of a large multinational bank and six other people of taking part in an insider trading scheme that reaped more than $5 million in profits.
Television gets its own festival in New York’s Tribeca
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The organizers of New York’s annual Tribeca Film Festival are launching a standalone television event to recognize the vast and varied content now available on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.
Virginia rally victim’s message ‘magnified,’ mother tells memorial
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Reuters) – With tears and defiant tributes, hundreds of purple-clad people packed an historic Charlottesville theater on Wednesday to remember the 32-year-old woman killed when a suspected white nationalist crashed his car into an…
Army helicopter with five aboard crashes off Hawaii: U.S. Coast Guard
(Reuters) – Rescue teams searched for a downed Army Black Hawk helicopter with five crew members aboard that was last reported off the west coast of Hawaii, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday.
U.N. experts condemn racist violence in U.S., urge investigations
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights experts called on U.S. political leaders “at all levels” on Wednesday to combat rising racist violence and xenophobia and urged prosecution of perpetrators of hate crimes.
Baltimore removes four Confederate statues after Virginia rally
(Reuters) – Baltimore removed four monuments to the pro-slavery Civil War Confederacy before dawn on Wednesday, working quickly so the city could avoid protests like the one organized by white nationalists that turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virgini…
Texas ‘bathroom bill’ dies in special legislative session
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas measures to restrict access for transgender people to bathrooms in schools and public buildings died on Tuesday as the House adjourned and ended its special legislative session.
Texas ‘bathroom bill’ dies in special legislative session
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas measures criticized as being discriminatory for limiting transgender people’s access to bathrooms in schools and public buildings died on Tuesday, as the House adjourned and ended its special legislative session.
Jurors begin deliberating in trial of four Bundy supporters in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Jurors at a federal court in Nevada began deliberations on Tuesday in the retrial of four men accused of numerous charges for acting as gunmen in the 2014 standoff led by renegade rancher Cliven Bundy against federal authorities.
