U.S. court upholds $11 million verdict against Toyota over fatal crash
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday upheld an $11 million verdict against Toyota Motor Corp over a fatal 2006 car crash in Minnesota, which a jury found was caused by an accelerator defect in a 1996 Camry.
Civil rights groups sue Missouri to stop voter ID law
(Reuters) – Civil rights groups have sued Missouri to prevent its new voter identification law from interfering with a local special election next month, saying the measure could disenfranchise voters.
F-35 jets grounded at U.S. Air Force base in Arizona: officials
(Reuters) – The stealthy F-35 fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp were temporarily grounded at a U.S. Air Force base in Arizona on Friday because of irregularities in pilots’ oxygen supplies, an Air Force spokesman said.
Texas mother, 19, charged in death of two daughters left in car
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A 19-year-old central Texas mother has been charged with child endangerment for the deaths of her two daughters, ages 1 and 2, who were left in a car for about 15 hours, law enforcement officials said on Friday,
Apple’s Cook tells MIT graduates: temper technology with humanity
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday warned graduates at MIT, a pioneer in fields like computers and robots, about technology’s dehumanizing aspects and urged them to infuse its development with their own values.
Polanski’s rape victim says closing 1977 case would be ‘act of mercy’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Samantha Geimer, the woman film director Roman Polanski admitted raping when she was a teenager 40 years ago, pleaded for his case to be resolved on Friday, saying she had forgiven him years ago.
Trump announces push to speed up ‘desperately-needed infrastructure’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday pledged new efforts to speed approvals for highways and other projects as part of his proposal for a $1 trillion boost to fix aging U.S. infrastructure.
Minnesota cop in fatal shooting of black motorist feared for his life
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) – A Minnesota police officer on trial for the fatal shooting of a black motorist during a traffic stop last year, the aftermath of which was streamed on social media by the driver’s girlfriend, said on Friday he feared for his…
Exclusive: Trump targets illegal immigrants who were given reprieves from deportation by Obama
(Reuters) – In September 2014, Gilberto Velasquez, a 38-year-old house painter from El Salvador, received life-changing news: The U.S. government had decided to shelve its deportation action against him.
As crisis drags on, Puerto Ricans weigh U.S. statehood at polls
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Against a backdrop of crumbling towns and failing schools, Puerto Ricans on Sunday will cast votes on whether their struggling island should become the 51st U.S. state.
