Uber drivers remain independent contractors as lawsuit settled
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber has agreed to pay up to $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit which resolves a major challenge to its business model by allowing the ride-hailing service to keep its California and Massachusetts drivers as indepen…
Missing Virginia firefighter’s body thought found, no foul play
(Reuters) – A body thought to be that of a missing Virginia firefighter was found in the Shenandoah National Park on Thursday and police do not suspect foul play in her death, a park spokeswoman said.
NYC mayor signs bill cracking down on Elmos, Batmen in Times Square
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Costumed characters, painted women and anyone else working for tips in New York’s Times Square will soon have to stay in special zones after New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday signed a bill to bring more order to the bustlin…
California coastal regulator fined for conflict of interest in SeaWorld case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A member of the regulatory commission that controls coastal development in California was fined by the state’s ethics watchdog on Thursday for voting on an expansion of SeaWorld’s San Diego theme park while his wife owned…
Texas woman killed self with children in car: police
DALLAS (Reuters) – A woman from a Dallas suburb who was found dead inside her sport-utility vehicle with her three children alive in the back seat committed suicide, police said on Thursday.
New charges in Boston beheading plot to support Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two New England men accused of plotting to behead Massachusetts police officers in support of the militant group Islamic State were receiving instructions from one of the group’s cyber experts, according to a new indictment relea…
Milwaukee school aide may be fired for shoving student to floor
(Reuters) – Milwaukee school officials will decide whether to fire a high school teacher’s aide after a video showed him shoving a student to a classroom floor, a school district spokesman said on Thursday.
Man who landed gyrocopter at U.S. Capitol gets 120 days in prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Florida mail carrier who flew a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol grounds to publicize the need for campaign finance reform was sentenced to 120 days in jail on Thursday, a spokesman for prosecutors said.
Florida man indicted for bribery in case tied to JPMorgan hacking
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida man was arrested on Thursday for participating in a bribery scheme aimed at supporting an illegal bitcoin exchange operated by his son and owned by an Israeli behind a series of hacking attacks on organizations such as JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Journalists will not share Panama Papers with Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The media group that coordinated the Panama Papers investigation into offshore companies said on Thursday it would not participate in a criminal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice.
