Honda to pay $70 million in fines for failure to report deaths, injuries: U.S. agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co has agreed to pay $70 million to the U.S. government in penalties for failing to report hundreds of injuries, deaths and other consumer claims involving its cars, transportation officials said on Thursday.
Massachusetts court mulls case reviews after crime lab scandal
BOSTON (Reuters) – Civil rights lawyers on Thursday asked Massachusetts’ top court for measures that would help thousands of people overturn drug convictions based on evidence tainted by a rogue crime lab scientist, in a case that could have national i…
Supreme Court to meet again to decide on hearing gay marriage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The nine justices of the Supreme Court, who opted in October not to take up the issue of state bans on gay marriage, are set to meet behind closed doors on Friday to consider once again whether to hear any cases on the contentiou…
Cosby’s Canadian shows go ahead as more women allege abuse
TORONTO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bill Cosby, the subject of more than a dozen sex-abuse allegations over the past three months, opened three Canadian shows this week as more women leveled accusations against the comedian.
Washington state teenager pleads guilty to murder of World War Two veteran: media
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state teenager changed his plea to guilty on Wednesday in the murder of a World War Two veteran he beat up with an accomplice in 2013 during what he said was a drug deal, Spokane area media reported.
Lawyers for Colorado cinema massacre gunman seek another trial delay
DENVER (Reuters) – Attorneys defending accused Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes sought a further delay of his murder trial, set to begin this month, after recently receiving “a vast amount” of new information, court documents showed on Wednesday.
Police unions reject NYC mayor’s leadership as deep rift persists
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police union leaders said they rejected Mayor Bill de Blasio’s leadership after emerging from a meeting with the city’s police commissioner on Wednesday, suggesting the mayor’s effort to mend his unusually deep rift w…
Two dead in 18-vehicle pile-up in western Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – Two people were struck and killed on Wednesday by oncoming traffic when they left their vehicles during a pile-up on a western Pennsylvania highway in heavy snow, authorities said.
L.A. police to get Tasers that record details when they are fired
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – (This January 6 story was corrected to show that Tasers ordered by LAPD will not automatically turn on body cameras)
One dead following officer-involved shooting at Ohio airport
(Reuters) – A man armed with a knife was shot and killed by Port Columbus International Airport police in Ohio’s state capital on Wednesday, according to authorities.
