TGI Fridays drink price class action scuttled by N.J. Supreme Court
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s highest court on Wednesday blocked TGI Fridays customers from pursuing a class-action lawsuit claiming that the restaurant chain failed to disclose drink prices on menus.
Special Report: The bankrupt utility behind Puerto Rico’s power crisis
SALINAS, Puerto Rico/NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the rural village of Salinas in southern Puerto Rico, frayed electric lines hanging from a utility pole blew in the breeze last week near the town square.
U.S. Republican lawmakers examining barriers to Puerto Rico recovery: source
(Reuters) – U.S. Republicans in Congress are looking into additional ways of lifting barriers to Puerto Rico’s recovery after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory last month, said a House of Representatives Republican aide on Wednesday.
Mexico plans aid for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Suffering itself after two major earthquakes last month, Mexico plans to send aid including water and electricity experts to Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend has ‘clean conscience’: brother tells media
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Investigators probing the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert planned to interview the gunman’s girlfriend on Wednesday, a day after she returned to the United States from the Philippines, while her relatives told media she had n…
Puerto Rico benchmark bond drops to record low after Trump remark
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s benchmark general obligation bonds fell on Wednesday, hitting a record low, after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested late on Tuesday that island’s massive debt load will have to be wiped out because of devastation …
Las Vegas massacre probe turns to gunman’s girlfriend ahead of Trump visit
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The quest by police to comprehend why a retiree shot 58 people to death in Las Vegas has turned to the gunman’s girlfriend, who has flown back to the United States from the Philippines facing investigators’ questions about what sh…
Las Vegas massacre probe turns to gunman’s girlfriend on eve of Trump visit
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The quest by police to comprehend why a retiree shot 58 people to death in Las Vegas has turned to the gunman’s girlfriend, who has flown back to the United States from the Philippines facing investigators’ questions about what sh…
Las Vegas massacre probe turns to gunman’s girlfriend in Philippines
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The investigation into the motives of a Las Vegas retiree who killed 58 people in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history turned on Tuesday to the gunman’s girlfriend in the Philippines, where she turned up after the massac…
Wisconsin judge denies new trial for ‘Making a Murderer’ convict
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday denied a bid for a new trial by Steven Avery, who is serving life sentence for a 2005 slaying featured in the popular Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer.”
