A small community in western Kentucky is mourning the loss of two teenagers after a 15-year-old student opened fire at a crowded high school on Tuesday. Fourteen other students were shot and four more were injured at the school after they were trampled while trying to escape. Tristan Cline, a junior at […]
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GE posts $10 billion loss, sales drop as power weakens
(Reuters) – General Electric Co (GE) forecast further weakening of its troubled power business on Wednesday as it reported a $10 billion loss and a 5-percent fall in revenue in the fourth quarter, driven by previously-announced charges for insurance losses and taxes. Continue Reading Below While the results contained no […]
Judge in Brock Turner assault case to face vote for removal
A petition to recall the judge who sentenced former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner has received enough valid signatures to proceed to the ballot, according to a statement by the Santa Clara County Superior Court. The decision paves the way for a vote to decide whether to remove the judge from […]
Toys R Us, hobbled by competition, will shutter some stores
NEW YORK – Toys R Us, squeezed by Amazon.com and huge chains like Walmart, will close 20 percent of its U.S. stores within months. Continue Reading Below Hobbled by $5 billion in debt, the company that once dominated toy sales in the U.S. filed for bankruptcy protection in September. Chairman […]
Hospital returns UK charity money amid harassment claims
LONDON – Senior lawmakers in Britain’s Parliament demanded tougher laws against harassment Wednesday after a Financial Times investigation found that women were groped at a men-only charity gala attended by hundreds of senior executives. Continue Reading Below Last week’s event at London’s Dorchester Hotel, which was held to raise money […]
NCAA examining how university handled ex-Olympic doctor’s case
The NCAA is looking into how Michigan State University handled a case involving Larry Nassar, the sports doctor who pleaded guilty in November to sexual assault charges. “The NCAA has sent a letter of inquiry to Michigan State University regarding potential NCAA rules violations related to the assaults Larry Nassar […]
Airline shares are dropping after United forecast raises price-war concerns
Airline stocks fell in the premarket Wednesday after United Continental’s growth plans raised concern it could drive down fares. Shares of United pulled back 6.7 percent and were the biggest decliners in the S&P 500. Delta Air Lines fell 4.6 percent, while American Airlines and Southwest Airlines declined 4.5 percent […]
Finns, with wary eye to Russia, set to re-elect cautious Niinisto president
FILE PHOTO: President of Finland Sauli Niinisto attends a joint news conference in Helsinki, Finland November 6, 2017. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa via REUTERS/File Photo January 24, 2018 By Jussi Rosendahl and Tuomas Forsell HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finns are expected to re-elect moderate Sauli Niinisto for a second six-year term in elections […]
Brazil’s Temer vows to battle ‘day and night’ on reform agenda
Brazil’s President Michel Temer gestures as he speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2018 REUTERS/Denis Balibouse January 24, 2018 DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer vowed on Wednesday to press on with his reform agenda, including changes to social security, […]
Alcatraz inmates survived infamous 1962 escape, letter suggests
SAN FRANCISCO — It is one of America’s greatest mysteries: What happened to three men after they pulled off a daring prison break at Alcatraz in 1962? Only the worst criminals were sent to Alcatraz. And for 29 years, it was the most secure federal prison in the country – […]