Judge questions Airbnb stance on San Francisco rental law
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge expressed skepticism toward a bid by Airbnb to halt a San Francisco law that imposes fines on home rental companies for processing bookings by hosts not registered with the city.
Pentagon watchdog cites ex-aide to defense secretary for misconduct
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former top military aide to U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter used his government credit card to pay bills at night clubs, lied about it and behaved inappropriately with female subordinates, the Pentagon watchdog said on Thursd…
Obama declares state of emergency in Florida on Hurricane Matthew threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Florida as Hurricane Matthew strengthened and headed for the U.S. Southeast, the White House said on Thursday.
FCC to vote on revised broadband privacy regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will vote on Oct. 27 on a revised proposal for rules to safeguard privacy of broadband users.
Indian police seek kingpins in tax scam aimed at Americans
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Americans were swindled out of tens of millions of dollars in an alleged tax scam that was run for about a year from call centers on the outskirts of Mumbai, a senior investigator said on Thursday, predicting more arrests on top of t…
New York church creates program to compensate sex abuse victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Church in New York has created an arbitration system for child victims of sexually abusive priests, providing an opportunity for compensation to accusers who are shut out from filing civil lawsuits by statutes of…
Daimler unit to pay $28.5 million to settle U.S. Clean Air Act claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Detroit Diesel Corp, a unit of automaker Daimler AG, will spend $14.5 million to reduce pollutants and pay a $14 million civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the U.S. Clean Air Act, the Justice Department said on Thursda…
After Wells Fargo, union fund adviser seeks other bank reviews
BOSTON (Reuters) – Union pension fund adviser CtW Investment Group on Thursday called on boards of large U.S. banks to review their employment practices in light of the scandal over fake customer accounts at Wells Fargo & Co, and said it likely would not support the re-election of directors who failed to comply.
Exclusive: Dozens of Afghan troops AWOL from military training in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said.
Hurricane Matthew death toll rises to 65 in Haiti, total toll 69
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 69 people, the death toll in struggling Haiti alone rising to 65, local officials said, as the storm headed northward on Thursday battering the Bahamas en route to Florida.
