Facebook Live streaming of shooting spotlights ethical, legal policies
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A live, 10-minute video of the aftermath of a police officer shooting a black man in Minnesota was the latest example of the riveting power of video streaming and the complex ethical and policy issues it raises for Face…
Two police officers shot at protest in Dallas: local TV
(Reuters) – Two police officers were shot in Texas on Thursday during a protest against police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, KDFW TV in Dallas reported.
Moore Capital fires hedge fund manager after wild Hamptons party
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. hedge fund Moore Capital Management has fired a portfolio manager a day after a media report of a raucous party he threw at a rented mansion in the Hamptons, New York’s summer playground for the rich and famous.
Cosby loses latest bid to get sex assault charges dismissed
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday denied Bill Cosby’s latest bid to have the sexual assault charges against him thrown out, ruling that the 78-year-old comedian must stand trial in the case.
Most suicides by U.S. veterans are by those over age 50: study
(Reuters) – Well over half of U.S. military veterans who took their own lives in 2014 were aged 50 or older, the government reported on Thursday in a study indicating that combat trauma predating the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan still accounts f…
Best-selling author’s tweet revives food safety concerns at Chipotle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc shares took a hit on Thursday after best-selling author Eric Van Lustbader revived concerns about food safety at the burrito chain by tweeting that his editor fell ill after eating at one of its Manha…
U.S. spending on prisons grew at three times rate of school spending: report
(Reuters) – U.S. state and local spending on prisons and jails grew at three times the rate of spending on schools over the last 33 years as the number of Americans behind bars ballooned under a spate of harsh sentencing laws, a government report relea…
Oil price rout slams Houston’s commercial real estate market
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The prolonged slump in oil prices has slammed the office market in the U.S. energy industry hub of Houston, where more than 10 million square feet is available and vacancy rates are at their highest in 20 years, the real estate firm…
San Francisco police investigate possible shots fired near hospital
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police and federal agents converged on San Francisco General Hospital on Thursday after receiving reports of possible gunshots or explosions heard coming from the building, authorities said.
Texas proposes strict new rules for disposal of aborted fetal tissue
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas is proposing new regulations for abortion providers that would require them to dispose of aborted fetal tissue either through burial or cremation, saying the measures are intended to preserve human dignity.
