Privacy group sues NYPD for release of facial-recognition documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A privacy group sued the New York Police Department on Tuesday to demand the release of documents related to its use of facial-recognition technology, which rights groups have criticized as discriminatory and lacking in proper ov…
Privacy group sues NYPD for release of facial-recognition documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A privacy group sued the New York Police Department on Tuesday to demand the release of documents related to its use of facial-recognition technology, which rights groups have criticized as discriminatory and lacking in proper ov…
U.S. sues UnitedHealth, accuses company of false claims
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has accused UnitedHealth Group Inc of obtaining inflated risk adjustment payments based on inaccurate information about the health status of patients enrolled in its largest Medicare Advantage Plan.
U.S. sues UnitedHealth, accuses company of false claims
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has accused UnitedHealth Group Inc of obtaining inflated risk adjustment payments based on inaccurate information about the health status of patients enrolled in its largest Medicare Advantage Plan.
Boston fans hurl racial taunts at black Orioles player Jones
BOSTON (Reuters) – Black Baltimore Orioles All-Star Adam Jones said he was subjected to racial taunting by Boston Red Sox fans during a Monday night game, prompting an apology from an angry Mayor Marty Walsh, who said the epithets did not represent the…
Ex-South Carolina patrolman to plead guilty in U.S. civil rights case: reports
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The white former South Carolina police officer who was filmed as he shot a fleeing, unarmed black man in the back will plead guilty on Tuesday to a federal civil rights charge accusing him of using excessive force, his lawy…
U.S. lawmakers grill airline executives after customer disasters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers threatened United Airlines and other carriers on Tuesday with legislation aimed at improving customer service after a passenger was hauled down the aisle of a flight last month.
U.S. lawmakers to grill United Airlines on passenger removal
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – United Airlines Inc executives will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to face lawmakers’ questions about the forcible removal of a passenger on an overbooked flight last month, an incident that provoked international outrage…
New York girds itself for Trump’s first visit as president
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York is bracing for President Donald Trump’s first trip back to his hometown since taking office in January in a Thursday visit that is expected to draw protests and snarl traffic in the United States’ most populous city.
Orioles outfielder Jones says racially abused at Fenway Park
(Reuters) – Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said he was subjected to racial taunts by fans during his team’s game against the Boston Red Sox on Monday.
