Wal-Mart reaches settlement with children of comedian killed in crash
(Reuters) – The children of the comedian James McNair, who was killed in a highway crash that injured fellow comic Tracy Morgan, have reached a settlement with Wal-Mart, the company confirmed on Friday.
Spring arrives in winter-weary U.S. Northeast but more snow forecast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Spring arrives in the winter-weary U.S. Northeast on Friday but the weather forecast was for more of the same: another half-foot of snow for parts of the region, prompting widespread flight cancellations and early school dismissals…
Woman reported missing near California university found
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 22-year-old woman reported missing near a Southern California university nearly two weeks ago was found in “good physical condition,” police said on Friday, although they released few additional details about the case.
Many U.S. boards lack vision, just tick boxes in search for women directors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Linda Hudson, former CEO of the U.S. arm of British defense company BAE Systems Plc, is among the women that boards call on when they are looking for a female director. In the past two years, she has been approached about 18 times,…
Ohio man cleared of murder after 39 years in jail to get $1 million payment
(Reuters) – An Ohio man freed last year after spending 39 years in jail for a murder he did not commit will receive more than $1 million from the state for his wrongful imprisonment, court records show.
Border Patrol agent in Washington state shoots person dead
(Reuters) – A Border Patrol agent in Washington state fatally shot a person on Thursday who was suspected of crossing the U.S.-Canada border illegally and attacking the officer, officials said.
San Francisco police officer resigns amid racist text probe
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A San Francisco police officer involved in a scandal over racist and homophobic text messages allegedly sent by four officers has resigned, officials said on Thursday.
Seventy years on, Japan, U.S. remember epic Iwo Jima battle
TOKYO (Reuters) – When Yoshitaka Shindo was a boy, he did not hear much from his family about his grandfather Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commander of the Japanese troops who fought and died in the bloody battle of Iwo Jima.
Judge says Alabama to halt executions until U.S. high court drug ruling: newspaper
(Reuters) – An order issued by a federal judge in Alabama said the state has agreed to halt scheduled executions until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case challenging another state’s lethal injection protocol, the Birmingham News reported on Thursda…
U.S. veterans, Koreans seek conditions for Japan PM address to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An organization for former U.S. prisoners of the Japanese and a Korean-American forum say Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should only be invited to address the U.S. Congress during an expected visit if he acknowledges Japan’s …
