Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Harvey Weinstein rape case may turn on history of prior 'bad acts'
By Brendan Pierson and Tom Hals (Reuters) - A Manhattan jury's verdict in the sexual assault trial of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein may well hang on the testimony of three women whose
Feb 18, 2020
Danish clerk gets six years' prison for stealing $17 million meant for the poor
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Danish court sentenced a former public employee on Tuesday to 6-1/2 years in prison for embezzling $17 million in Danish government funds earmarked to support the most
Feb 18, 2020
Jury in Weinstein rape trial begins deliberations
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury in former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's rape trial began deliberations on Tuesday on charges that could send him to prison for life, in a case
Feb 18, 2020
Trump issues pardon of former owner of San Francisco 49ers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump issued a pardon for Eddie DeBartolo Jr., the former owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team, a White House spokesman told reporters on Tuesday
Feb 18, 2020
Air strikes hit hospitals, camps in northwest Syria, Turkey demands pull-back
By Eric Knecht and Stephanie Nebehay BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Government air strikes have hit hospitals and refugee camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar
Feb 18, 2020
Boy Scouts of America files bankruptcy in wake of abuse lawsuits
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America said on Tuesday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid a flood of lawsuits over allegations of child sexual abuse stretching
Feb 18, 2020
Slovak far-right leader on trial for hate speech may play election kingmaker
By Robert Muller TOPOLCANY, Slovakia (Reuters) - Slovakia's far right leader began the year on trial on charges of spreading hate but could end up as kingmaker in a tight parliamentary election next
Feb 18, 2020
Lesotho leader's wife's murder trial set for March 17
By Tim Cocks MASERU (Reuters) - The wife of Lesotho's prime minister, who is charged with murdering her predecessor, will stand trial on March 17, a magistrate ruled on Tuesday when she appeared in
Feb 18, 2020
Seven killed as passenger vehicle explodes in southeast Colombia
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Seven people were killed and 11 more injured when a passenger vehicle exploded while traveling down a highway in southeast Colombia, in a key drug-trafficking region where illegal
Feb 18, 2020
U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Bloomberg unveils plan to rein in Wall Street
By Joseph Ax and Michelle Price NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday outlined a sweeping financial services policy proposal to rein in Wall Street
Feb 18, 2020
