By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Russia tightened its grip on a key target in a battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region while President Volodymir Zelenskiy pleaded for more Western arms to help Ukraine reach an “inflectio…
Buffalo shooting suspect to face murder, hate crime charges, NY Times reports
(Reuters) – The man accused of the racist shooting at a Buffalo supermarket that left 10 Black residents dead was charged with a 25-count indictment, including murder charges as hate crimes and domestic terrorism, the New York Times reported on Wednesd…
Facebook-owner Meta Platforms’ Sheryl Sandberg to leave after 14 years
By Katie Paul (Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, whose close partnership with Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg powered the growth of the world’s biggest social network, is leaving the company after 14 years, s…
More seek gun training in Taiwan as Ukraine war drives home China threat
By Ann Wang and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI (Reuters) – From tour guides to tattoo artists, some in Taiwan are taking shooting lessons for the first time in their lives as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ratchets up anxiety at the prospect of giant neighbour C…
Russian forces reach centre of key Ukraine city, U.S. to send precision rockets to Kyiv
By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Russian forces on Wednesday fought their way into the centre of the Ukrainian industrial city of Sievierodonetsk and appeared to be close to claiming a big prize in their offensive in the eastern Donbas…
Florida abortion providers file lawsuit challenging 15-week ban
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A group of Florida abortion providers including affiliates of Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging the state’s new Republican-backed ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, saying the measure vio…
Walmart shareholder proposal for report on abortion ban impact fails
By Siddharth Cavale and Arriana McLymore BENTONVILLE, Ark. (Reuters) -Walmart Inc shareholders on Wednesday struck down by an overwhelming margin an activist investor-led proposal asking the retailer to produce a report assessing the impact on its empl…
Factbox-Litigation over school shootings brings mixed results
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Mass school shootings, like the one that killed 21 people last week in an Uvalde, Texas elementary school, have frequently led to litigation against school officials, law enforcement, perpetrators’ families and gun manufa…
Bill Cosby had sense of “entitlement,” lawyer for woman in civil sexual assault case tells jury
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -A lawyer for a woman who says she was assaulted by Bill Cosby when she was a teenager in the mid-1970s told a jury on Wednesday that the comedian has a sense of entitlement and invincibility, as opening statements kicked off in…
Police, guns and schools protected from lawsuits over Texas shooting
By Tom Hals and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – While public outrage grows over a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 dead last week, the victims’ relatives may never get their day in court against police, school authorities and gunmakers who enj…