U.S. asks judge to dismiss Toyota acceleration case as monitoring ends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday asked a federal judge to dismiss 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 cla…
FDA to launch campaign against e-cigarette use among youth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hot on the heels of its proposal to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans on Tuesday for an education campaign to discourage use of electronic cigarettes among youth.
Few expect Trump’s 15-percent corporate tax rate: Deloitte survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Only a small number of U.S. tax, finance and business professionals expect President Donald Trump’s 15-percent corporate tax rate to become reality as part of tax reform, according to a Deloitte Tax LLP survey released on Tuesday…
U.S. to haul stricken destroyer from Japan back to U.S. for repairs
TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said it will haul the guided missile destroyer severely damaged in a collision with a freighter in Japanese waters back to the United States for repairs as soon as September.
Denver DJ denies groping Taylor Swift in first day of trial testimony
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado DJ accused of groping recording star Taylor Swift during a photo shoot four years ago testified on Tuesday that he innocently made physical contact with the singer as they posed together but denied any inappropriate behavi…
Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo
(Reuters) – Internet giant Google has fired the male engineer at the center of an uproar in Silicon Valley over the past week after he authored an internal memo asserting there are biological causes behind gender inequality in the tech industry.
U.S. citizen accused of being agent of foreign influence by Singapore appeals expulsion
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen, whose Singapore permanent residence status was revoked after the government identified him as being an agent of foreign influence, said on Tuesday he had appealed the decision to expel him.
U.S. orangutan Chantek, ‘the ape who went to college,’ dies at 39
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Chantek, a male orangutan who was among the first apes to learn sign language, could clean his room and memorized the way to a fast-food restaurant, died on Monday at age 39, Zoo Atlanta said.
U.S. appeals court upholds trader’s spoofing conviction
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of a former New Jersey-based high-speed trader who was found guilty in the first U.S. criminal trial involving the manipulative trading practice known as spoofing.
Son of Mexico cartel leader arraigned in U.S. on drug charges
(Reuters) – The son of a leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel was arraigned in a federal court in California on Monday on drug trafficking charges after he surrendered to U.S. law enforcement authorities in July, the U.S. Justice Department said.
