Police cleared in shooting death of Minneapolis black man
(Reuters) – Two Minnesota police officers involved in the shooting death of a 24-year-old black man will not face charges after an internal investigation determined they did not violate police policy and were justified in the use of deadly force, the M…
U.S. to seek ex-HSBC executive’s extradition from Britain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States will seek the extradition from Britain of a former HSBC Holdings Plc executive accused of participating in a fraudulent scheme involving a $3.5 billion currency transaction, prosecutors said on Friday.
More than 100 treated after chemical accident in northeastern Kansas
ATCHISON, Kansas (Reuters) – More than 100 people were treated for respiratory problems after a chemical spill at an MGP Ingredients Inc facility on Friday generated a chemical cloud over the northeastern Kansas city of Atchison before authorities decl…
New NYC law, San Francisco lawsuit highlight global risks for Airbnb
SAN FRANCISCO/BERLIN (Reuters) – Airbnb, the online lodging service that investors now believe is worth $30 billion, faces a reckoning.
Pennsylvania college faculty ends strike after tentative deal
(Reuters) – A union representing public college faculty in Pennsylvania ended a three-day strike on Friday after reaching a tentative deal with the state on pay, benefits and working conditions.
Puerto Rico oversight board wants lawsuits to remain frozen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board on Friday said litigation brought by creditors against the U.S. territory should remain on pause while the island works to resolve $70 billion of debt its government has said it cannot pay.
California lawmaker sentenced to over 3 years in corruption case: local media
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former California state Senator Ron Calderon was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Friday in a public corruption case in which the Democratic politician admitted to accepting about $100,000 in bribes, according to …
Half of Republicans would reject election result if Clinton wins: Reuters/Ipsos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump has repeatedly called this year’s presidential election rigged and has coyly said “I will keep you in suspense” on whether he would accept a Hillary Clinton victory, but many Republicans are less circumspect, according to a new poll.
Montana judge targeted for impeachment for 60-day incest rape sentence
(Reuters) – Signatures on a petition to impeach a Montana judge who handed down a 60-day sentence for a man who admitted to raping his 12-year-old daughter approached 80,000 on Friday in the latest case of citizens targeting judges for doling out what they believe are light sentences for sexual crimes.
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.
