Senate panel to hold June 23 hearing on Takata recall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel will hold a June 23 hearing on the ongoing investigation into Takata Corp’s recall of defective air bags, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee said in a statement on Wednesday.
Drug overdose deaths rise across the United States: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deaths by drug overdose have been on the rise in the United States, with a majority of states recording increases from 2009 to 2013, according to a study released on Wednesday.
Goldman to summer interns: Don’t stay in the office overnight
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc has told its summer investment banking interns not to stay in the office overnight in a bid to improve working conditions for its junior staff.
Video shows Ohio police use pepper spray on black pool-goers: media
(Reuters) – A video released on Tuesday showed police using pepper spray when arresting a group of black women and children at an Ohio pool, in an incident that has further fanned concerns about officers’ use of force against minorities.
Balcony collapse kills six, most of them Irish students, in California
BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – An apartment balcony crowded with birthday revelers collapsed early on Tuesday near the University of California at Berkeley, killing five college students from Ireland and an American friend, and injuring seven others, aut…
Starbucks to close all La Boulange retail locations
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp, the world’s biggest coffee chain, said it would close all 23 of its La Boulange retail locations by the end of September as the stores were not sustainable for its long-term growth.
U.S. hotel heir Conrad Hilton gets fine, community service for disrupting flight
(Reuters) – Hotel family heir Conrad Hilton, the younger brother of socialite Paris Hilton, was sentenced on Tuesday to 750 hours of community service and fined $5,000 after threatening flight attendants on a transcontinental flight last year.
Getty oil heir had meth in system, died of hemorrhage
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Andrew Getty, the grandson of billionaire oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, died of an accidental gastrointestinal hemorrhage and also had a toxic level of methamphetamine in his system, a Los Angeles coroner’s official said.
Baltimore police, union spar over riot communications
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore police on Tuesday said they planned to release by the end of the week records of their communications during April rioting after a black man died in police custody, in a response to accusations of stalling made by the po…
Canadian rocker Neil Young strikes sour note on Donald Trump’s use of song
(Reuters) – Canadian rocker Neil Young has lashed out at real estate mogul and TV personality Donald Trump for using his song “Rockin’ In The Free World” when the Republican launched a U.S. presidential campaign on Tuesday in New York.
