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.
U.S. women push back against stigma, cost of menstruation
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (Reuters) – Sixteen-year-old Emma Joy and her younger sister Quinn recently spent an evening stuffing bags with a full year’s supply of tampons or sanitary pads for women who often miss work or school because they cannot afford menst…
