Despite losing trial to Taylor Swift, DJ insists he never groped her
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The former Colorado radio DJ who lost a court case to Taylor Swift insisted on Tuesday that he “never grabbed” the pop star’s bare buttocks while posing for a photo with her four years ago.
Ex-South Carolina trooper sent to prison for shooting unarmed black motorist
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A former South Carolina state trooper will serve a total of five years behind bars for shooting and injuring an unarmed black driver during a 2014 traffic stop, an incident that added to the debate roiling the country over …
End of U.S. payments to health insurers would cause premiums to rise: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health insurance premiums for many customers on the Obamacare individual insurance markets would be 20 percent higher in 2018 if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on a threat to stop billions of dollars of payments to h…
Former Miss America launches bid for Illinois attorney general
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A former Miss America and Harvard Law School graduate said on Tuesday she would seek the Republican nomination in Illinois’ attorney general race next year.
Trump to revoke Obama-era flood risk building standards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will revoke an Obama-era executive order on Tuesday that required strict building standards for government-funded projects to reduce exposure to increased flooding from sea level rise, sources said.
Trade groups call on U.S. to investigate CSX rail disruptions
(Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. trade groups have asked federal rail regulators to investigate CSX Corp’s “chronic service failures,” saying problems at No. 3 U.S. railroad have rippled across the North American rail network, according to a letter seen by …
Lawsuit over false online data revived after U.S. top court review
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a California man’s lawsuit accusing Spokeo Inc of publishing an online profile about him that was filled with mistakes.
AIG shops $2 billion death benefits portfolio: sources
(Reuters) – American International Group Inc wants to sell a $2 billion portfolio of life insurance policies that would pay out when sick or elderly customers die, two people familiar with the matter said.
Four Boston Teamsters acquitted of ‘Top Chef’ extortion plot
(Corrects paragraph 12 of Aug. 15 story to say that Mark Harrington was sentenced to six months of home confinement, not prison. The error first appeared in Update 1)
South Carolina sues OxyContin maker Purdue over opioid marketing
(Reuters) – South Carolina sued Purdue Pharma LP on Tuesday, becoming the latest state or local government to accuse the OxyContin maker of deceptive marketing practices that have contributed to a national opioid addiction epidemic.
