U.S. Senate subcommittee sets hearing on consumer data security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate banking panel has scheduled a subcommittee hearing for next week on safeguarding consumers’ financial information following the theft of data at retailers such as Target Corp and Neiman Marcus, the committee said …
Venture capitalist Perkins apologizes for Nazi analogy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Legendary venture capitalist Tom Perkins apologized for comments comparing the treatment of wealthy Americans to the Nazi’s persecution of Jews, although he stood by his belief in the danger of demonizing the rich.
Bid to provide condoms to California prison inmates clears hurdle
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Condoms could eventually be distributed to California prison inmates under a bill passed in the Democratic-controlled state Assembly on Monday, setting the stage for potential pushback from Governor Jerry Brown, who v…
Ride service Uber faces new lawsuit after fatal San Francisco crash
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The family of a young girl killed by a driver affiliated with fast-growing private transportation service Uber sued the company on Monday, adding to Uber’s growing list of legal problems.
Mental health patient shot dead by South Carolina probation agent
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A patient brought to a mental health facility in South Carolina by a state agent on Monday morning was shot dead after the patient became loud and argumentative, the state mental health department said in a statem…
Judge postpones trial of accused Los Angeles airport gunman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The upcoming trial of a man accused of killing a U.S. security screener and wounding three people at Los Angeles International Airport was postponed on Monday by a federal judge, giving prosecutors more time to decide whether to…
Analysis: Florida Democrats may get buzz from medical marijuana
MIAMI (Reuters) – A November ballot measure to legalize marijuana for medicinal use in Florida could have a decidedly political side effect.
Mystery deepens over headless corpse found in Wyoming
(Reuters) – An unidentified man whose headless corpse was found by duck hunters along a rural Wyoming roadside was determined to have been shot to death, and authorities sought public help on Monday in solving the deepening mystery over his killing.
North Carolina police officer indicted in shooting of unarmed man
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – A North Carolina police officer accused of shooting and killing an unarmed man was indicted on Monday on a voluntary manslaughter charge, one week after a separate grand jury decided against indicting him.
Florida’s top court puts medical marijuana initiative on November ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida voters will decide in November whether to legalize medical marijuana after the state Supreme Court on Monday approved an initiative to put the measure on the ballot.
