Judge denies U.S. request to delay Baltimore police reform hearing
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Department of Justice’s request to delay a hearing scheduled for Thursday on a settlement to reform the city’s troubled police department after the 2015 death of a black man in custody.
U.S. judge warns Uber in Waymo self-driving car case
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday warned Uber Technologies Inc it could face a court injunction that would bar a key Uber executive from working on its self-driving car project, in a high-profile case filed by Alphabet Inc’s Waymo uni…
ABC ‘Pink Slime’ case headed for trial after appeal is rejected
CHICAGO (Reuters) – ABC Broadcasting has lost a last-ditch bid before South Dakota’s highest court to avoid a trial in a beef producer’s $5.7 billion defamation case over reports about a product that critics call “pink slime.”
Illinois hit with second lawsuit over school funding
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A group of public school districts sued Illinois on Wednesday, claiming the state was not providing adequate funding for them to comply with state-mandated learning standards.
New York transit disruption puts brakes on Wall Street workers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street workers who make fortunes with quick deals and fearless trades faced a threat to their fast-paced work style on Wednesday that could not be negotiated: the New York area public transit system.
Arkansas’ hurried execution plan sparks concern for prison staff
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The last time a U.S. state tried to execute two inmates on the same day, a poorly secured intravenous tube popped out, lethal injection chemicals sprayed in the death chamber and staff said the pressure of dual executions expo…
Trump defends Fox News host O’Reilly as ‘good person’
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended TV anchor Bill O’Reilly after a report that the conservative commentator and his employer, 21st Century Fox, paid five women to settle claims he sexually harassed them.
Mexican police commander charged for impeding U.S. narcotics probe – statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Mexican federal police commander has been charged for allegedly leaking confidential law enforcement information to warn members of a Mexican drug cartel about a U.S. narcotics probe, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesd…
U.S. judge seeks details on Giuliani role in Iran sanctions case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered that he be given more detail about former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani and another lawyer’s representation of a Turkish gold trader charged with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against…
Spanish man found guilty of murdering U.S. woman on pilgrim route
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish man was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering U.S. woman Denise Pikka Thiem as she was walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in north-west Spain in 2015.
