Hulk Hogan says still reeling from sex tape at Florida trial
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Reuters) – As a larger-than-life celebrity, Hulk Hogan considered it entertainment when he embellished his sex life but the Gawker news website crossed a line by posting a video of him having sex with a friend’s wife, the former p…
Finance exec arraigned in murder of physician wife in NY suburb
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York finance executive on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to murdering his pediatrician wife, who was stabbed 22 times with a kitchen knife as she showered in their suburban Scarsdale home, authorities said.
Virginia becomes first U.S. state to regulate fantasy sports
(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has signed a bill that makes the state the first in the United States to regulate fantasy sports, a multibillion-dollar online business whose legality has been challenged across the country.
New York officer who shot black teen will not be prosecuted
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have decided not to pursue criminal charges against a white New York City police officer accused of shooting an unarmed black teenager to death in the Bronx in 2012 in a case that has drawn attention from civil …
Maryland court orders officer to testify in Freddie Gray case
(Reuters) – Maryland’s high court on Tuesday ordered a Baltimore police officer to testify against five colleagues also charged in the death last year of Freddie Gray, a black man whose death triggered protests and rioting.
U.N. torture envoy appeals again for visit to U.S. prisons
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. torture investigator urged the United States on Tuesday to allow his long-sought visit to all places of detention in the country and to reform the widespread use of prolonged or indefinite solitary confinement affecting tens…
Not just for hitmen: Gun industry wants looser rules on silencers
FAIRFAX, Va. (Reuters) – The U.S. gun industry is trying to shake off the Hollywood hitman image of the gun silencer and rebrand it as a hearing-protection device in a campaign to roll back regulations that date to the 1930s.
FCC unveils proposal for $9.25/month low-income broadband subsidy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission circulated Tuesday a final proposal seeking approval for a $9.25 monthly subsidy for low-income Americans to get broadband Internet access.
Jury awards Erin Andrews $55 million in lawsuit over nude video
(Reuters) – A jury on Monday found a Nashville hotel liable for a nude video of sportscaster Erin Andrews that went viral and awarded her $55 million in damages to be paid by the hotel and the man who shot the video.
Suspected Indiana serial killer faces new murder charges: reports
(Reuters) – A serial killer suspect facing trial for two murders in Indiana now faces charges in the deaths of five more women, according to media reports.
