Tippi Hedren accuses Hitchcock of sexual harassment in memoir
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Tippi Hedren graphically chronicles in a new memoir incidents in which she says she was sexually assaulted and harassed by famed British director Alfred Hitchcock during her star turns in “The Birds” and “Marnie.”
South Carolina ex-policeman’s murder trial opens with jury selection
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The murder trial of a former South Carolina policeman who shot an unarmed black motorist last year opened on Monday with jury selection, putting the national spotlight back on a case that triggered national concerns about r…
North Dakota pipeline protester charged with attempted murder
(Reuters) – A demonstrator protesting last week at the construction site of an oil pipeline in North Dakota was charged on Monday with the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, according to court documents.
U.S. judge drops part of lawsuit over debunked Rolling Stone rape story
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Monday dismissed part of a $7.9 million defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine filed by a University of Virginia administrator over a debunked gang rape story.
Facebook users ‘check in’ to support North Dakota pipeline protests
(Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of a Native American tribe and environmental activists fighting construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota turned to social media on Monday in a bid to confuse police who they believe are using it to track the p…
U.S. judge rejects NYC police settlement over Muslim surveillance
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has rejected a settlement of lawsuits charging that the New York City police department illegally targeted Muslims for surveillance, saying the deal did not go far enough and provide sufficient protections.
Trio pleads not guilty in New Jersey gun transport case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three Pennsylvania residents pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of attempting to drive an SUV loaded with weapons through a tunnel under the Hudson River into New York, a city with some of the strictest gun restrictions in the…
Pennsylvania man charged with abusing six Amish sisters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man accused earlier this year of raping an underage Amish teenager after receiving her as a “gift” from her parents was charged on Monday with sexually abusing the victim’s five younger sisters, according to court records.
Exclusive: Abortion by prescription now rivals surgery for U.S. women
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American women are ending pregnancies with medication almost as often as with surgery, marking a turning point for abortion in the United States, data reviewed by Reuters shows.
Southwest Airlines’ union approves tentative agreement
(Reuters) – U.S. budget airline Southwest Airlines Co said on Monday that its flight attendants union voted to ratify a tentative agreement that the parties had reached in September.
