Train hero recovering after California stabbing, in ‘good spirits’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Spencer Stone, the U.S. Air Force airman who helped thwart a train attack in France only to be stabbed in a fight outside a bar in his hometown of Sacramento, was in “good spirits” and able to get out of bed, hospital off…
UAW leaders send Fiat Chrysler pact to workers for vote
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. union United Auto Workers’ leaders on Friday approved a tentative four-year contract with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV , sending the proposed pact to 40,000 workers for a ratification vote. The move follows Fiat Chrysler workers’ rejection last week of a previous tentative contract. A new tentative agreement was reached on Wednesday night, averting a call by the UAW to have its members strike Fiat Chrysler’s U.S. operations.
Drone crashes near White House, man faces charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Washington man faces federal charges after crashing a drone near the White House in the nation’s capital early Friday, federal authorities said.
Boston Scientific mesh verdict slashed to $10 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Delaware judge on Friday said Boston Scientific should only have to pay $10 million to a woman originally awarded $100 million by a jury who found she was injured by transvaginal mesh, a device that is the subject of thousands of…
California gives VW November 20 deadline for technical fix in diesel scandal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California has given carmaker Volkswagen until November 20 to come up with a plan to fix the diesel cars affected by its rigging of emissions tests, a spokesman for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) said on Friday.
One person fatally shot near Texas Southern University: Houston police
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – One person was fatally shot near Texas Southern University and a suspect has been detained, Houston police said on Friday.
Court battle over Amish girl’s cancer treatment ends
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio judge on Friday formally ended a court effort to force chemotherapy on an Amish girl whose parents had defied a hospital over her treatment for leukemia, according to a ruling released on Friday.
University of Phoenix barred from recruiting military students
(Reuters) – For-profit college operator Apollo Education Group Inc said the U.S. Department of Defense has placed its University of Phoenix on probation, barring the unit from recruiting students on military bases or using federal money to fund tuition…
Atlanta Hawks’ Sefolosha found not guilty in night club arrest case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thabo Sefolosha, a forward for the Atlanta Hawks basketball team, was acquitted on Friday of all charges related to an April confrontation with New York City police outside a nightclub that left him with a broken leg.
U.S. court places hold on clean water rule nationwide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. court on Friday issued an order temporarily blocking the implementation of a federal water rule across the country, the latest in a series of legal setbacks for Obama administration environmental regulations.
