Unpaid internships legal when they boost interns’ learning, U.S. court rules
(Reuters) – Unpaid internships are legal when they are closely tied to interns’ educations, a U.S. appeals court in Manhattan said on Thursday in reversing a decision that Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc broke the law by not paying interns.
Woman sentenced to prison for contaminating son’s IV in Ohio
(Reuters) – A mother pleaded guilty on Wednesday to child endangerment and was sentenced to six years in prison for injecting feces into her son’s intravenous bag at a Cincinnati, Ohio, hospital, prosecutors said.
Woman sentenced to prison for contaminating son’s IV in Ohio
(Reuters) – A mother pleaded guilty on Wednesday to child endangerment and was sentenced to six years in prison for injecting feces into her son’s intravenous bag at a Cincinnati, Ohio, hospital, prosecutors said.
BP reaches $18.7 billion settlement over deadly 2010 spill
HOUSTON (Reuters) – BP Plc will pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states to resolve nearly all claims from its deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill five years ago in the largest corporate settlement in U.S. history.
Oklahoma county commissioner arrested on gun and drug charges
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A county commissioner in rural Oklahoma and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of the illegal possession of a firearm and drugs, the Oklahoma State Board of Investigation said on Thursday.
Oklahoma county commissioner arrested on gun and drug charges
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A county commissioner in rural Oklahoma and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of the illegal possession of a firearm and drugs, the Oklahoma State Board of Investigation said on Thursday.
Closing of Chicago trading pits: a requiem for family ties
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Thomas Cashman was not long out of law school when his dad, Tom, brought him to the Chicago Board of Trade soybean pit in 1994. The two spent the next 10 years trading side by side, until Thomas moved upstairs to begin trading on co…
Two San Francisco TV news crews attacked during live broadcast
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two San Francisco television news crews were attacked and robbed and a camera operator pistol-whipped while reporting on a homicide early on Thursday, in an incident that was partly captured on live TV, local media reported.
Trump’s Miss USA pageant finds new broadcaster after NBC drops show
(Reuters) – The independent U.S. cable network REELZ will telecast the Miss USA pageant on July 12, the company announced on Thursday, stepping in after NBC dropped plans to broadcast the show because of inflammatory remarks about Mexican immigrants ma…
Mattress maker Serta next in line to dump Trump
(Reuters) – U.S. mattress maker Serta said it would not renew its licensing agreement with the Trump Organization, the latest company to distance itself from real estate developer and TV personality Donald Trump, after his comments insulting Mexicans.
