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White Cop Shoots Black Off-Duty Officer at Crime Scene

White Cop Shoots Black Off-Duty Officer at Crime Scene

Stock image. (Getty Images/TheaDesign)Stock image. (Getty Images/TheaDesign) (Newser) – A black off-duty officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was shot by a white officer Wednesday night while trying to assist with some suspected car thieves, CBS News reports. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a stolen car crashed near the off-duty officer's home, and he came outside…

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Even with Whole Foods, Amazon would need many more warehouses to reshape grocery delivery

Even with Whole Foods, Amazon would need many more warehouses to reshape grocery delivery

The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol By Jeffrey Dastin If Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) hopes to revolutionize grocery delivery, then its bid to buy Whole Foods Market Inc (WFM.O) for $13.7 billion will be just the start of a long and costly process. (more…)

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Saudi says suicide bomber killed in foiled Mecca plot

Saudi says suicide bomber killed in foiled Mecca plot

Saudi security forces foiled a terror plot targeting the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, exchanging gunfire with one of the suspects who blew himself up inside a home Friday, Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry said.Original Article

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Anguish as trapped workers call for help in Peru fire

Anguish as trapped workers call for help in Peru fire

Fire has been raging for nearly a day through a building in Peru's capital where tons of flammable materials were stored — and the country has been transfixed by appeals for help by trapped youth.Original Article

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SeaWorld subpoenaed on disclosures about 'Blackfish' impact, trading

SeaWorld subpoenaed on disclosures about ‘Blackfish’ impact, trading

The SeaWorld amusement park is pictured in Orlando, September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (SEAS.N) said on Friday it received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with an investigation over disclosures made about the impact of the "Blackfish" documentary and trading in the company's securities. (more…)

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Fireworks explosion kills 1, injures 9 in central Mexico

Fireworks explosion kills 1, injures 9 in central Mexico

Mexican authorities say 10 people have been injured by a fireworks explosion in central Mexico.Original Article

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Anthem to pay record $115 million to settle U.S. lawsuits over data breach

Anthem to pay record $115 million to settle U.S. lawsuits over data breach

The office building of health insurer Anthem is seen in Los Angeles, California February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas By Brendan Pierson Anthem Inc (ANTM.N), the largest U.S. health insurance company, has agreed to settle litigation over hacking in 2015 that compromised about 79 million people's personal information for $115 million, which lawyers said would be the largest settlement ever for a…

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VW ex-manager should stay in Germany: lawyer in Bild

VW ex-manager should stay in Germany: lawyer in Bild

Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG Herbert Diess speaks during the Volkswagen group night ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, September 14, 2015. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach BERLIN A lawyer for one of the former Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) managers sought in the United States in connection with the carmaker's diesel emissions-cheating scandal has advised him not…

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The Latest: Envoy says Qatar feeling no economic pressure

The Latest: Envoy says Qatar feeling no economic pressure

The Latest on the crisis between Gulf Arab states and Qatar (all times local): 1:10 p.m. Turkey says it has no plans to shut down its military base in Qatar as demanded by Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations that have cut ties with Doha.Original Article

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SeaWorld subpoenaed on disclosures about 'Blackfish' impact

SeaWorld subpoenaed on disclosures about ‘Blackfish’ impact

The SeaWorld amusement park is pictured in Orlando, September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (SEAS.N) said on Friday it received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with an investigation over disclosures made about the impact of the "Blackfish" documentary and trading in the company's securities. (more…)

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How a Student's Rape Allegation Ultimately Led to Her Death

How a Student’s Rape Allegation Ultimately Led to Her Death

DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) (Newser) – Megan Rondini was a 20-year-old honors student with a 3.8 GPA at the University of Alabama when she was allegedly raped by a 34-year-old businessman, a member of a prominent Tuscaloosa family. After escaping from his home in the wee hours of July 2, 2015, she went immediately to the hospital and then the sheriff's…

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Why I am always late

Why I am always late

When it comes to being punctual, I have two things working against me. I’m Latina (yes, Latin time is a real thing) and I have eight kids.Original Article

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Another Mistrial in Case of White Cop Who Fatally Shot Black Driver

Another Mistrial in Case of White Cop Who Fatally Shot Black Driver

Former University of Cincinnati police officer Raymond Tensing listens as Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Leslie Ghiz tells the jury to continue deliberations after the jury said they are deadlocked during Tensing's trial on Friday, June 23, 2017 in Cincinnati. (Cara Owsley)Former University of Cincinnati police officer Raymond Tensing listens as Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Leslie Ghiz…

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Italy to start winding down Veneto banks Saturday after EU green-light

Italy to start winding down Veneto banks Saturday after EU green-light

left right A Banca Popolare di Vicenza sign is seen in Rome, Italy, March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi 1/2 left right The logo of Veneto Banca bank is seen in Venice, Italy, January 31, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo 2/2 By Silvia Aloisi and Balazs Koranyi | MILAN/FRANKFURT MILAN/FRANKFURT The European Commission on Friday gave preliminary approval for an Italian plan to wind…

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5th GOP Senator Publicly Opposes Health Care Bill

5th GOP Senator Publicly Opposes Health Care Bill

Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada is the fifth GOP senator to publicly oppose the Republican health care bill, saying it's a "lie" that it would lower premiums. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada is the fifth GOP senator to publicly oppose the Republican health care bill, saying it's a "lie" that it would lower premiums. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) (Newser) – A fifth GOP senator…

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London council evacuates residents amid fire safety concerns

London council evacuates residents amid fire safety concerns

British authorities are studying samples of similar to that used on the west London apartment building that caught fire, killing at least 79 people.Original Article

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'It does get better': Advocates address suicide in LGBT community

‘It does get better’: Advocates address suicide in LGBT community

Former NFL player Ryan O'Callaghan surprised fans when he revealed his darkest secret; he is a gay man.Original Article