U.S. judge faults Uber, bans background check in NY lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday banned Uber Technologies Inc and its Chief Executive Travis Kalanick from using information from a background check on a passenger bringing a price-fixing lawsuit, saying the investigative firm conducting …
Body of missing skydiver found in Oklahoma: reports
(Reuters) – The body of a 26-year-old woman skydiver who went missing on Sunday during a jump in Oklahoma has been found in a wooded area near the town of Cushing, local media reported on Monday.
Four dead as van collides with bus carrying Dallas Cowboys staff in Arizona
(Reuters) – Four people were killed on Sunday when a bus carrying staff of the Dallas Cowboys football team collided with a van on an Arizona highway, authorities said.
Iran says detains Iranian-American dual national
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran confirmed on Sunday the detention of an Iranian-American visiting the country, the latest in a string of arrests of dual nationals in the past year.
California police officer shot at after traffic collision
(Reuters) – A Northern California police officer was shot at while sitting inside a patrol car after a traffic accident, police said on Sunday.
Residents flee as wildfire threatens homes in foothills near Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A fast-moving wildfire that has forced hundreds of people to flee from their homes in the drought-parched foothills northwest of Los Angeles had blackened some 20,000 acres by Saturday night and was threatening homes and commer…
Four people, including child, shot dead at Texas home
(Reuters) – Four people, including a child, were shot and killed at an apartment complex in Texas on Saturday, authorities said.
Venezuela first lady’s nephews confessed to drug scheme, U.S. says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady, who face charges of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, confessed to U.S. agents after being arrested in November to being involved in the drug scheme, newly-filed court recor…
Seventeen people hurt when Hudson River ferry hits pier in New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seventeen people were injured on Saturday when a ferry crossing the Hudson River from Manhattan hit the dock it was approaching in Jersey City, authorities said.
Veteran Mexican drug lord says he didn’t kill DEA agent
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Veteran drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero denied carrying out one of the most notorious murders in Mexico’s narco wars — the killing of U.S. anti-drugs agent Enrique “Kike” Camarena in 1985 — and said he was no longer involved in…
