U.S. Supreme Court weighs Texas death row inmate’s race claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared set to side with a black Texas death row inmate seeking to avoid execution after his own trial lawyer called an expert witness who told jurors black people are more likely to comm…
Texas to execute man who admitted to neighbors’ 2003 slaying
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans on Wednesday to execute a man who pleaded guilty to spraying a neighboring home with gunfire, kicking in the door and killing the married couple who lived there in 2003.
McDonald’s, franchisees hit with sexual harassment complaints
(Reuters) – A union-backed group said it had filed complaints on behalf of 15 U.S. McDonald’s workers who say they were sexually harassed on the job, in the latest challenge to how the fast-food company and its franchisees treat employees.
Army Corps reopens Mississippi River lock after flooding closure
(Reuters) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopened Mississippi River lock 17 in southern Iowa early on Wednesday, ending a five-day closure that had halted grain barge shipping though the area as the Midwest corn and soybean harvest accelerated.
BlackRock cuts ETF prices prior to Labor Dept’s fiduciary rule
(Reuters) – BlackRock Inc , the world’s biggest asset manager, said it would cut prices across its growing U.S. iShares Core exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to help wealth advisers transition to a new rule governing retirement products.
U.S. road deaths jump 10.4 percent in first half of 2016
ARLINGTON, Va. (Reuters) – U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.4 percent in the first six months of 2016 to a “crisis” level, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday.
Prepaid card users get protections, clear fee info, under new U.S. rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prepaid cards, found on racks in nearly every U.S. grocery store, will soon come in packaging that clearly states the fees they may charge and will grant users new protections under final rules released on Wednesday by the federa…
After protests, North Carolina police release video of black man’s slaying
(Reuters) – Police in North Carolina released graphic camera footage of the shooting and death of a black man by officers in Charlotte last month, and a lawyer for the family said the video does not offer evidence supporting a police narrative that he …
U.S. citizen killed when vehicle hit by stone-throwers in Ethiopia
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen was killed on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital when the vehicle she was in was struck by rocks thrown by people in the area, the U.S. embassy said in a message to citizens.
Warnings issued for Florida as Hurricane Matthew turns from Cuba
(Reuters) – Southeastern Florida was under hurricane and tropical storm warnings on Wednesday as the eye of powerful Hurricane Matthew moved off of the northeastern coast of Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.
