NFL-Vikings Rookie Jackson, Two Others Killed in Car Crash
July 6 By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school football teammates were killed in a car crash early on Saturday morning, Maryland State Police said. Jackson, 24, and Isaiah Hazel, 23, were pronounced dead at…
Suspected Impaired Driver Kills Three in New York City Park
July 5 By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol was in custody on Friday after his pickup truck plowed into a crowd celebrating the Fourth of July in a Lower Manhattan park, killing three and injuring seven…
In Uncertain Times, Americans Take a Break for Independence Day
July 4 By Frank McGurty NEW YORK (Reuters) – Millions of Americans took a welcome Fourth of July break on Thursday, flocking to parades, fireworks shows and barbecues for a brief respite from the daily drumbeat of unsettling news at home and abroad. The holiday,…
Colorado Reports Human Case of Bird Flu
July 3 By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Public health officials in Colorado on Wednesday announced an adult man had tested positive for avian flu after reporting mild symptoms, including conjunctivitis, or pink eye. The man is an employee at a dairy farm who had exposure…
Tipped Off: American Consumers Grapple With Tip Creep
July 2 By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Ted Rossman was at Newark Airport in New Jersey the other day, he got a shock along with his sandwich. Rossman, a senior industry analyst for financial information site Bankrate, went to a self-serve kiosk…
US Supreme Court Sidesteps Dispute on State Laws Regulating Social Media
July 1 By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped making a decision on the legality of Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas designed to restrict the power of social media companies to curb content that the platforms deem objectionable. The…
Greek Firefighters Battle Wildfires for Second Day Amid Strong Winds
June 30 By Elias Marcou and Giorgos Moutafis ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek firefighters were battling two wildfires near Athens on Sunday amid strong winds, just hours after managing to contain blazes in a mountainous area also near the capital as well as on an island in…
US Prosecutors Meeting With Boeing, Crash Victims as Criminal Charging Decision Looms, Sources Say
June 29 By Mike Spector and Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors are meeting with Boeing and fatal-crash victims’ relatives as a July 7 deadline looms for the Justice Department to decide whether to criminally charge the planemaker, according to two people familiar with…
Ex-Employee of Boston’s Northeastern University Convicted of Hoax Bombing
June 28 By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A former employee of Northeastern University was convicted on Friday of U.S. charges that he staged a hoax explosion in 2022 and fabricated a story about being injured after opening a package delivered to the school’s campus…
Former Uvalde, Texas, School Police Chief Indicted Over Deadly Shooting
June 27 By Brad Brooks and Jasper Ward (Reuters) -A grand jury in Uvalde, Texas, indicted former school district police chief Pedro Arredondo over the police response to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 students and two teachers, authorities said on…
Hollywood Workers Union Reaches Pay, AI-Use Deal With Top Studios
June 26 By Rishabh Jaiswal (Reuters) – A union representing Hollywood film and television crew said on Tuesday it has reached a tentative three-year deal with major studios that includes agreed-on pay hikes and guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The International Alliance…
US to Clarify Enforcement of Antitrust Laws in Meatpacking
June 25 By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Livestock farmers in the U.S. would have a clearer path to bringing antitrust complaints against meatpacking companies for unfair business practices under a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday. The proposed rule is the fourth…