Ex-drug executive Shkreli pleads not guilty to latest charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli, a lightning rod for outrage over soaring U.S. prescription drug prices, pleaded not guilty on Monday to an additional criminal charge that federal prosecutors filed against him last w…
Connecticut teen sentenced to 25 years for 2014 prom-day slaying
(Reuters) – A Connecticut teenager was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday for stabbing to death a female classmate in a school hallway hours before their 2014 junior prom.
Baltimore policeman charged in Freddie Gray death chooses bench trial
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Baltimore police officer charged with murder in the 2015 death of black detainee Freddie Gray waived a jury trial on Monday and will be tried by a Maryland judge instead.
New York City ad campaign supports transgender bathroom rights
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced a citywide advertising campaign supporting a person’s right to use bathrooms corresponding with his or her gender identity, wading into a debate that has pitted more than a dozen st…
Massachusetts securities regulator hunts for ‘rogue’ brokers
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top securities regulator is seeking information from 241 brokerage firms to keep “rogue” brokers out of his state, he said on Monday.
Surprise Kanye West concert canceled, fans jam Manhattan street
(Reuters) – A concert by rapper Kanye West was called off early on Monday, leaving thousands of fans massed outside the Manhattan venue where the surprise gig was meant to have taken place.
Texas boy fleeing wasps killed by car
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – An 8-year-old Texas boy who was trying to avoid being stung by a swarm of wasps was struck and killed by a car in a trailer park outside of Dallas over the weekend, police said on Monday.
Oregon derailment likely to reignite oil-by-rail safety concerns
(Reuters) – A Union Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed and burst into flames along Oregon’s scenic Columbia River gorge on Friday in the first major rail accident involving crude in a year.
Gunman who killed two in Florida shot dead by police
(Reuters) – Police on Sunday shot dead a gunman who allegedly killed two people in Florida, authorities said.
Muhammad Ali, ‘the greatest’, remembered as boxer who transcended sports
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Reuters) – The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism as his boxing brilliance, triggered a worldwide outpouring of affection and admiration for one of the best-known figures o…
