The North Korean solider who was captured on video defecting to the South earlier this month is enjoying watching South Korean music videos and the American movie “Transformers 3,” his doctor says. The 24-year-old defector, identified only by his last name, Oh, was shot at least five times by North […]
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U.S. team doctor Nassar pleads guilty to criminal sexual conduct in Michigan court
FILE PHOTO: Former USA Gymnastics’ team physician Larry Nassar poses in this handout photo received November 10, 2017. Department of Attorney General/Handout via REUTERS November 22, 2017 (Reuters) – Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor, pleaded guilty in a Michigan court on Wednesday to seven counts of first-degree […]
Roy Moore’s communications director is out
Last Updated Nov 22, 2017 5:31 PM EST John Rogers, the communications director for Roy Moore’s Senate campaign in Alabama, is out, the campaign said in a statement Wednesday. The resignation comes as the campaign fights to deny accusations from multiple women that the Republican Moore pursued or even sexually […]
Zimbabwe’s incoming leader returns home to cheers
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa made a triumphant return Wednesday, telling cheering supporters that the country is witnessing “a new and unfolding democracy.” “I appeal to all genuine people of Zimbabwe to come together,” Mnangagwa said. “We are all Zimbabweans … we need peace in our country […]
Is your city ready for electric cars?
How prepared is your hometown for the electric vehicle revolution? Atlanta this week became the latest city to pass an ordinance that requires 20 percent of the spaces in all new commercial and multifamily parking structures be “EV ready.” It also requires new residential homes be wired to easily install […]
Gymnastics doctor pleads guilty to sexual assault charges
The sports doctor accused of molesting young athletes while working for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University pleaded guilty today to multiple charges of sexual assault. Clad in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs, Dr. Larry Nassar appeared in court in Michigan’s Ingham County where he agreed to plead guilty to […]
FTC says it is evaluating ‘serious issues’ raised in Uber’s handling of a data breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Trade Commission, which investigates companies accused of being sloppy with consumer data, said it was “closely evaluating the serious issues” raised in Uber’s handling of its hack last year, an FTC spokesman said on Wednesday. Continue Reading Below “We are aware of press reports describing […]
Iran leader: Talks to help stabilize Syria
The Latest on Syria talks (all times local): 7:40 p.m. The World Health Organization says Syrian health officials have reported that 84 people have been killed and another 659 injured over a four-day stretch of intensified fighting in a region near the capital, Damascus. The U.N. health agency said the […]
Driver fleeing police hits, kills 3-year-old boy in Connecticut
A driver fleeing from authorities hit and killed a toddler in Connecticut on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The incident occurred in Waterbury, where local police officers in an unmarked vehicle attempted to stop a suspect of a criminal investigation on Tuesday around 3:45 p.m. ET. The suspect, identified as 18-year-old […]
Deutsche Bank strategist tells investors to avoid bitcoin
The head quarters of Germany’s Deutsche Bank are photographed early evening in Frankfurt, Germany, January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach November 22, 2017 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank <DBKGn.DE> has joined the ranks of those warning about the virtual currency bitcoin as an investment. “I would simply not recommend this to […]