Prosecutor says jury questions productive in ex-Massey CEO mine blast trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Reuters) – Jurors’ questions in the federal trial of a former coal company executive charged in a deadly 2010 West Virginia mine blast show that the jury’s lengthening deliberations are still productive, a prosecutor said on Friday.
Some Starwood Hotels payment systems hit by malware
(Reuters) – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc said payment systems at 54 of its hotels in North America had been infected with a malware designed to collect payment card data.
Rare pygmy hippo, a week old, dies at San Diego zoo
(Reuters) – A rare pygmy hippopotamus born last week at the San Diego Zoo, the first calf born at the California facility in over a decade, has died, staff said on Friday.
Man who landed gyrocopter at U.S. Capitol pleads guilty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol grounds to publicize campaign finance reform pleaded guilty on Friday to a reduced charge.
Man charged in Hollywood stabbing of Russian tourist
(Reuters) – A homeless man was charged in Southern California on Friday with stabbing a Russian tourist who was visiting a popular Hollywood shopping area with his family earlier this week, prosecutors said.
VW emissions issue extends to additional 75,000 vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG has told U.S. regulators that emissions issues in larger luxury cars and SUVs extend to an additional 75,000 vehicles dating back to 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday.
Texas police arrest suspect in ‘Cookie Monster’ armed robberies
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Houston-area police have arrested a man dubbed the “Cookie Monster” robber who is suspected in holdups at more than 30 fast-food restaurants, often demanding that a cookie be handed over along with the cash, authorities said on Frid…
Princeton weighs erasing U.S. President Wilson’s name over racist ties
(Reuters) – Princeton University has pledged to consider renaming buildings dedicated to former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in the latest U.S. campus effort to quell student complaints of racism by tweaking names, titles and mascots.
Two Republican rivals blast Trump for Muslim database comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump drew rebukes from two White House rivals on Friday for saying he would implement a database to keep track of Muslims in the United States and require them to register in response to …
Data does not support nod for BioMarin’s DMD drug: FDA staff
(Reuters) – Data on BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc’s experimental treatment for a muscle-wasting disease did not warrant an approval of the drug at this time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s health regulator’s staff reviewers said.
