VW management accepts bonus cuts of at least 30 percent: source
HAMBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s top management board has agreed to cut executives’ bonus payments by at least 30 percent, one person familiar with VW’s bonus negotiations said, as the carmaker struggles to resolve a dispute over compensation.
Device harnessing thoughts allows quadriplegic to use his hands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Ohio man paralyzed in an accident while diving in waves can now pick up a bottle or play the video game Guitar Hero thanks to a small computer chip in his brain that lets his mind guide his hands and fingers, bypassing his dam…
Judge orders ‘affluenza’ Texan to spend about two years in jail
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas county judge sentenced the so-called “affluenza” teen on Wednesday to serve four consecutive 180-day terms in jail for violating a juvenile probation deal that kept him out of prison after he killed four people whi…
Trial for accused Charleston church shooter delayed to January
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina judge on Wednesday delayed the murder trial of the accused gunman in last summer’s Charleston church massacre by six months and rescheduled the proceedings for Jan. 17, 2017.
Loaded handgun found inside car of slain NFL star Will Smith
(Reuters) – Slain retired NFL player Will Smith had a fully loaded handgun in his car when he was shot dead over the weekend in New Orleans by a motorist who had rammed his vehicle into the former football player’s car, police said on Tuesday.
Sean Parker sets up $250 million cancer immunotherapy collaboration
(Reuters) – A $250 million grant from Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Parker, announced on Wednesday, aims to speed development of more effective cancer treatments by fostering collaboration among leading researchers in the field.
Wambach pleads guilty to DUI, enters diversion program
(Reuters) – Retired U.S. women’s soccer star Abby pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants on Tuesday, agreeing to enter a diversion program that could see her conviction wiped out in a year.
Task force tells Chicago police to acknowledge racism: report
(Reuters) – Chicago’s police department must acknowledge its racist past and change its handling of excessive force allegations to pave the way for wider reform, a task force set up by mayor Rahm Emanuel has urged, the Chicago Tribune reported on Tuesd…
High lead levels found at homes near L.A.-area battery plant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Soil testing at 500 homes surrounding the now-shuttered Exide Technologies battery recycling plant near Los Angeles found all but a handful of dwellings with lead contamination at levels requiring cleanup, public health official…
Grandmother rescued after nine days lost in Arizona forest
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 72-year-old woman who got lost in an Arizona forest after running out of gas en route to a visit with her grandchildren was rescued after nine days surviving on pond water and plants, state troopers said on Tuesday.
