British socialite to face Epstein accuser’s defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman who claimed that New York financier Jeffrey Epstein trafficked her for sex when she was a teenager may pursue a lawsuit accusing British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of defamation for calling her allegations lies, a U.S. jud…
World Trade Center transit hub to open, a New York phoenix rising
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The newly built World Trade Center Transportation Hub, designed to resemble a dove but tasked with the job of a phoenix, opens this week, nearly 15 years after the Sept. 11 attacks left Lower Manhattan in ashes.
Rubio backers spend big in Texas ahead of Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Backers of Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio have spent nearly as much money in the weeks leading up to Super Tuesday’s nominating contests as all of his rivals combined, including an outsized spend in Texas.
Pentagon to tap private industry for background check IT system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department plans to hire private contractors to develop a $600-million-plus computer system for a new background check agency being set up after a security breach last year exposed the personal data of nearly 22 …
North Carolina police officer kills suspect, sparks protest
(Reuters) – A Raleigh, North Carolina, police officer on Monday killed a man who was fleeing arrest, authorities said, and a local TV station reported protesters chanting “black lives matter” gathered at the scene.
Maryland college head quits, had urged quick exit for struggling students
(Reuters) – The embattled president of Mount St. Mary’s University has resigned, the college said on Monday, after an outcry over his comparison of struggling freshmen to bunnies who should be drowned or shot to boost the college’s academic standing.
Hecklers disrupt Trump rally, photographer shoved to the ground
WASHINGTON – A Donald Trump rally in Virginia was repeatedly disrupted on Monday by protesters, including some from the Black Lives Matter movement, in a stark display of the divisions the Republican front-runner’s presidential campaign has long been a…
U.S. Air Force awards rocket engine development contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force on Monday awarded contracts worth more than $160 million to two separate firms involved in the development of new rocket engines to help the United States end its dependence on Russian-made rocket motors for na…
Chris Rock transforms Oscars into biting racial commentary
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian Chris Rock launched his return stint as Oscar host on Sunday by immediately and unabashedly confronting the racially charged elephant in the room – the furor over the all-white field of performers nominated for Hollywoo…
Google says it bears ‘some responsibility’ after self-driving car hit bus
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday it bears “some responsibility” after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month.
