NBC News launches digital video service to woo social media users
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Comcast Corp’s NBC News unit on Tuesday launched a digital video service that targets the growing number of viewers who get their news on social media.
University of Colorado leaders punished over response to abuse claims
DENVER (Reuters) – The University of Colorado has suspended the chancellor at its flagship campus for 10 days without pay for failing to respond quickly to accusations of domestic violence against a former assistant football coach, school officials sai…
Kentucky psychologist convicted in $600 million benefits fraud
(Reuters) – A Kentucky psychologist was found guilty on Monday on charges stemming from what prosecutors said was his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $600 million in federal disability payments for thousands of people.
Pennsylvania court sees fraternity drinking video from night student died
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania prosecutor displayed in court on Monday three hours of security camera footage that she said showed members of a Penn State fraternity forcing pledges to engage in a ritual of heavy drinking that resulted in a…
New York City to make some minor offenses fines, not crimes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will release new rules for police on Tuesday curbing the practice of bringing criminal charges against people caught drinking alcohol or urinating in public, among other minor offenses, in a shift championed by civil …
Arizona to cut paralytic drugs in execution overhaul: lawyer
(Reuters) – Arizona has agreed to scrap paralytic drugs from its lethal injection mix and allow witnesses to see more of the execution procedure under an overhaul of the state’s death penalty practices, a lawyer for death row inmates said on Monday.
Bangladesh deputy consul general in New York charged with labor trafficking, assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New York City district attorney said on Monday that Bangladesh’s deputy consul general there had been indicted on charges of labor trafficking, assault and forcing a foreign national to work without pay from 2012 to 2016.
Florida man avoids more prison time for Clinton Foundation hack attempt
(Reuters) – A Florida man already serving a 42-year sentence for a child pornography conviction on Monday avoided having to serve even more time behind bars for trying to hack the Clinton Foundation’s computer network in 2015.
Jury quirk in U.S. meningitis outbreak case could bring stiffer sentence
BOSTON (Reuters) – Prosecutors on Monday said a quirk in the trial verdict of a Massachusetts pharmacist cleared of murder for selling fungus-ridden steroids that killed 64 people in 2012 meant that a judge could still consider the murder allegations a…
New York Penn Station repairs will disrupt 9,600 Long Island riders
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York transportation officials said on Monday that 9,600 commuters a day from suburban Long Island could see their weekday morning rides into Manhattan’s overtaxed Pennsylvania Station disrupted by Amtrak’s summer repair program…
