U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg to make opera debut
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will make her opera debut next month in Donizetti’s “Daughter of the Regiment” at Washington’s Kennedy Center, the opera company said on Friday.
New York governor approves new regulations on Airbnb
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo approved legislation on Friday that would place new regulations on online home rental companies like Airbnb.
Trump seeks to bar personal conduct claims from Trump University trial
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s attorneys asked a U.S. judge to bar accusations about his personal conduct that have arisen during the presidential election campaign, which would include allegations of sexual misconduct, from the upcoming civi…
Student in debunked Rolling Stone rape story got tattoo to mark attack
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Reuters) – The University of Virginia student who fabricated a gang rape story published in Rolling Stone got a tattoo to commemorate the supposed assault and her ability to overcome it, the story’s reporter testified on Friday.
Wall Street Journal offers all news employees option to take buyouts: memo
(Reuters) – News Corp’s The Wall Street Journal on Friday offered all of its news employees the option to take buyouts, according to a memo reviewed by Reuters.
Student’s leg amputated after teacher slammed him to floor: lawyer
(Reuters) – A 13-year-old boy’s lower right leg was amputated after a teacher at a Columbus, Georgia, school slammed him to the floor three times, an attorney for the boy’s family said on Friday.
U.S. man to plead guilty in billion-dollar pyramid scheme: prosecutor
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man has agreed to plead guilty to running a pyramid scheme that defrauded victims, including many Brazilian-Americans, of more than $1 billion, federal prosecutors in Boston said on Friday.
Ex-SAP executive, two others indicted in U.S. for insider trading
(Reuters) – A former SAP SE executive and two Indiana car wash owners have been indicted on charges that they engaged in an insider trading scheme that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits.
Trump says he will accept election result – if he wins
WASHINGTON/DELAWARE, Ohio (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Thursday he would accept the result of the Nov. 8 election – “if I win” – fueling Republican concerns his stance would make it harder for his party to maint…
U.S. mall investors set to lose billions as retail gloom deepens
NEW YORK (Reuters/IFR) – The dramatic shift to online shopping that has crushed U.S. department stores in recent years now threatens the investors who a decade ago funded the vast expanse of brick and mortar emporiums that many Americans no longer visi…
