Epic Games Accuses Samsung, Google of Scheme to Block App Rivals
Sept. 30 By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet’s Google and Samsung, the world’s largest Android phone manufacturer, of conspiring to protect Google’s Play store from competition. Epic filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court in California…
US Violent Crime Decreased in 2023, Hate Crimes Rose, FBI Reports
Sept. 23 By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Incidents of violent crime in the United States fell by 3% last year, including the largest drop in murder in 20 years, while the number of hate crimes rose, the FBI said in an annual report released…
Pennsylvania College Student Has Racial Slur Scratched Onto Chest
Sept. 22 By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – A student at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania who scratched a racial slur onto the body of a fellow member of the school’s swim team is no longer enrolled there, the college newspaper reported on Sunday, citing an official…
Mandatory Prison Was Key to George Santos Deal, US Prosecutor Says
Aug. 21 By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – George Santos’ willingness to spend a minimum two years in prison was a critical part of his agreement to plead guilty to fraud and identity theft, the federal prosecutor who charged the scandal-plagued former U.S. congressman…
Three Exhumed 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims Found to Have Gunshot Wounds
Aug. 18 By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three of the 11 victims of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who were exhumed on Friday, were found with gunshot wounds, the city said. Two of those three victims were found to have wounds from…
No New Trial for Former Mexico Drug Czar, US Judge Says
Aug. 7 By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former top Mexican law enforcement official convicted last year on U.S. corruption charges does not deserve a new trial, after he tried to bribe a fellow jail inmate to lie that the government’s case was…
US Justice Dept. Launches Whistleblower Program Aimed at Corporate Crime
Aug. 1 By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday debuted its first-ever whistleblower program offering monetary awards to tipsters who report certain types of corporate misconduct, an effort designed to ratchet up the pressure on companies who face allegations of…
El Chapo Son Pleads Not Guilty in US Court After Dramatic Arrest
July 30 By Brendan O’Brien and Luc Cohen CHICAGO (Reuters) – A son of convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug charges on Tuesday, five days after his arrest in a dramatic operation in which he delivered his…
Trump Will Protect Gun Rights Despite Assassination Attempt, Adviser Says
July 16 By Tim Reid, Helen Coster and Nathan Layne MILWAUKEE (Reuters) -Donald Trump will safeguard gun rights by appointing federal judges who oppose new firearm limits if he is elected in November, despite narrowly surviving an assassination attempt, a senior adviser to his presidential…
Trump Campaign Is Raising Armed Security Presence, Politico Reports
July 14 By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s campaign is raising the armed security presence at its sites and asking staff in Washington and West Palm Beach to stay away from the office on Sunday after the former…