Former Uber driver charged in death of girl, six, in San Francisco
(Reuters) – A former driver with the online car service Uber has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in the death of a 6-year-old girl who was struck in a San Francisco crosswalk on New Year’s Eve, law enforcement said on Tuesday.
Oklahoma City high school drops the name ‘Redskins’ for its team
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board has voted unanimously to remove “Redskins” as the nickname for a high school after hearing pleas from students and teachers who found the term offensive, school officials said on Tuesday….
Search under way after Mississippi woman burned alive
COURTLAND, Miss. (Reuters) – Mississippi investigators searched on Tuesday for a “person of interest” in the death of a 19-year-old woman who police said was set on fire after being doused with a flammable liquid.
British royal couple pays respects at New York’s September 11 Memorial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, paid a solemn visit on Tuesday to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, greeted by a small but resolute crowd of admirers who withstood driving rain and wind for a glimpse of th…
U.S. couple formerly held in Qatar sues husband’s ex-employer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An American couple convicted and later cleared in the death of their adopted African-born daughter in Qatar has sued the husband’s former employer, saying the engineering company essentially abandoned them after they were arrest…
Obamacare consultant apologizes for remarks on stupidity of voters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Obamacare consultant Jonathan Gruber apologized on Tuesday for remarks in which he referred to “the stupidity of the American voter” and told a congressional committee that President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law was no…
Nearly 40 years after conviction, third Cleveland man cleared of murder
(Reuters) – A Cleveland judge on Tuesday dropped all charges against the last of three men to be exonerated for a 1975 murder after the key witness in the case recanted his testimony.
Hallmark pulls holiday wrapping paper with swastika-like image
(Reuters) – Hallmark Cards Inc, the purveyor of products that it says “make the world a more caring place,” was pulling gift wrap from U.S. stores after a complaint that the paper appears to display a swastika, a symbol associated with the persecution …
Nissan settles class-action lawsuit claiming faulty brakes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nissan North America has agreed to reimburse customers between $20 and $800 each to resolve a lawsuit alleging that defects in certain vehicles caused brakes to fail suddenly, according to court papers.
New York police shoot, kill man who stabbed student in synagogue
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police fatally shot a man armed with a knife on Tuesday after he stabbed a rabbinical student from Israel in a Brooklyn synagogue, and authorities quickly stepped up security at Jewish houses of worship around the city, po…
