WASHINGTON, August 4 (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged four current and former Louisville, Kentucky police officers with their roles in the 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor, a black woman, is in her home in a case that has sparked nationwide protests. The charges represent the latest effort by the Justice Department to … Read more
The PayPal app logo is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration October 16, 2017. REUTERS / Thomas White / Illustration Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register JAKARTA, July 30 (Reuters) – Indonesia has blocked search engine site Yahoo, payment company PayPal (PYPL.O) and some gaming sites for not complying … Read more
July 29 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday nominated an attorney to represent the Mississippi clinic that was at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn a pregnancy abortion decision. Roe v.’s 1973 turning point. Wade to become a federal appeals court judge. Biden’s latest list of nine new judicial candidates … Read more
July 27 (Reuters) – Two former Minneapolis police officers were convicted on Wednesday of federal charges stemming from the murder of George Floyd, the Black man who was killed when their colleague Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck during an arrest. At a hearing in St. Paul, Minnesota, US District Judge Paul Magnuson sentenced Tou … Read more
July 26 (Reuters) – U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones led a “vile defamation campaign” when he falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, A Texas jury said Tuesday, but an attorney for Jones said his client had. paid a price. Attorney Mark Bankston, representing the parents of slain 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, brought … Read more
LUVERNE, Alabama, July 22 (Reuters) – A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co used child labor at a plant that supplied parts for the South Korean carmaker’s assembly line in Nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the families of three underage workers, and eight former and current employees of the plant. The underage workers, in … Read more
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill protecting gay marriage rights, following a Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade’s case. similar precedents to protect the right to homosexuality and contraception. The bill, which passed in the Democratic-controlled chamber by a vote of 267-157 with the … Read more
GREENWOOD, Ind., July 18 (Reuters) – 22-year-old Au, who witnessed a deadly shooting over the weekend at a shopping mall near Indianapolis, has been hailed as a hero. on Monday for killing the gunman and limiting the number of casualties in the massacre. Local officials say the “Good Samaritan” man – who was legally carrying … Read more
A protester holds a photo of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 2018. REUTERS / Osman Orsal Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register July 17 (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates authorities have arrested Asim Ghafoor, a US citizen and … Read more
July 14 (Reuters) – Annie England Noblin, a 40-year-old resident of rural Missouri, had never had a problem getting her monthly prescription for methotrexate until this week. On Monday, Noblin’s pharmacist said she couldn’t give her the medication until she confirmed with Noblin’s doctor that the drug would not be used for an abortion. Missouri … Read more