Spraying by air for mosquitoes, Florida steps up Zika fight
DORAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida began aerial spraying on Thursday to kill mosquitoes in a Miami neighborhood with the first U.S. spread of the Zika virus that can cause a rare but devastating birth defect.
San Francisco gangster ‘Shrimp Boy’ sentenced to life in prison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco gangster Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison after his conviction on dozens of federal charges, including ordering the murder of a Chinatown rival, a U.S. Department of Justice s…
Iran nuclear pact opponents lobby in U.S. against Boeing, Airbus deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. Treasury Department decides whether to license sales of Boeing Co and Airbus commercial aircraft to Iran, opponents of last year’s nuclear pact with the Islamic republic have launched a lobbying campaign against the…
Virginia police officer convicted in black teen’s death
(Reuters) – A jury convicted a former Portsmouth, Virginia, police officer of voluntary manslaughter on Thursday for the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager last year, a court spokeswoman said.
Theories of cover-ups and police violence in black deaths rankle online community
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – “Black people do not hang themselves from trees.”
New York attorney general says fake Zika protection claims swiftly dropped
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state’s top prosecutor said on Thursday six companies have agreed to stop marketing products with claims that they can protect users from the mosquito-born Zika virus, just a day after his office sent them cease-and-desist…
U.S. woman killed in London was wife of Florida State professor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American woman killed in a knife attack in London on Wednesday night was the wife of an eminent psychology professor at Florida State University (FSU), the university said in a statement on Thursday.
South Carolina church shooting suspect OK after jail attack
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The white gunman accused of killing nine black parishioners at a Charleston, South Carolina, church last year was slightly injured in jail by another inmate early Thursday, Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon said on …
SEC charges cardiologist with insider trading on drug trials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged a cardiologist with insider trading on confidential developments as he worked on a clinical drug trial.
New U.S. mortgage rules aim to stop wrongful foreclosures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. agency charged with protecting consumers’ finances approved rules on Thursday that will help prevent wrongful home foreclosures, as the regulator continues to press on with reforming the country’s massive lending market….
