For drivers, drowsiness is as risky as drunkenness: U.S. study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Drivers who miss two or three hours of sleep in a day face the same risk of an accident as those who are legally drunk, according to a AAA study on the sometimes-deadly consequences of being drowsy behind the wheel.
Judge slashes SEC’s proposed fine for ex-Miami budget director
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s request for a record $450,000 penalty against a former Miami budget director found liable for misleading municipal bond investors, fining the man $15,000 in…
Georgia to execute man for 1990 murder of father-in-law
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia is scheduled to execute on Tuesday a man convicted of fatally shooting his father-in-law and kidnapping his estranged wife and her sister in 1990 who is set to become the ninth person put to death in the state this year.
DirecTV Now streaming television exceeding expectations: AT&T CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) – AT&T Inc’s new streaming television service DirectTV Now has so far exceeded expectations, AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson told investors on Tuesday.
Hedge fund Marcato takes Buffalo Wild Wings fight to franchisees
BOSTON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Mick McGuire on Tuesday took his fight for change at casual restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings directly to franchise owners, saying they could have better access to innovations and grow more if his ideas were appl…
Death toll rises to 36 from California warehouse inferno
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – The death toll rose to 36 on Monday from a blaze that engulfed a converted warehouse during a dance party in Oakland, California, the greatest loss of life from a U.S. fire in over a decade, as searchers sifted charred ruins…
Security raised at L.A. rail line after threat warning from foreign country
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Federal and Los Angeles officials said on Monday they had been alerted by authorities in another country to a “specific” threat against the city’s Red Line commuter rail system, prompting them to beef up security and alert the p…
California prepares to fight Trump on immigration, other issues
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Lawmakers in Democrat-controlled California are already laying the groundwork to fight President-elect Donald Trump’s conservative populist agenda.
Judge declares mistrial in ex-South Carolina policeman’s murder trial
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial on Monday after jurors weighing a murder charge against a white former South Carolina police officer who shot and killed a black motorist said they were deadlocked.
Sioux chief asks protesters to disband, Trump to review pipeline decision
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – A Native American leader asked thousands of protesters to return home after the federal government ruled against a controversial pipeline, despite the prospect of President-elect Donald Trump reversing the decision after h…
