By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 24 U.S. civil rights and criminal justice groups and advocates on Wednesday launched a coalition aimed at reforming sentencing so people convicted at trial do not face heftier punishments than those who plead guilty to the same crime. The activists are seeking to end what…
(Reuters) -MetLife Inc reported a drop in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, as growing economic uncertainty hurt the insurer’s adjusted premiums, fees and other revenues. Adjusted premiums, fees and other revenues fell 8% due to declines in the United States, Asia and EMEA regions, while that excluding pension risk transfers (PRT) rose 3%. Net investment income…
By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s largest daily Helsingin Sanomat on Wednesday took its struggle against Russian media restrictions to a popular online videogame to mark world press freedom day. Editor-in-chief Antero Mukka said the paper had to get creative in trying to breach the restrictions and decided to hide articles about Russia’s war…
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and signaled it may pause further increases. In an overt shift, the central bank no longer said it “anticipates” further rates will be needed, only that it will watch…
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus posted a smaller than expected fall in first quarter core earnings as a strong performance at its helicopters segment helped offset the hit from fewer airplane deliveries and negative currency effects. The world’s largest planemaker reaffirmed production and financial targets, but said the introduction of a freighter version…
(Reuters) -Texas authorities have arrested the wife and a friend of a man accused of killing five of his neighbors, saying the two helped the suspect evade capture for four days, a local prosecutor said on Wednesday. Francisco Oropesa was apprehended on Tuesday after a manhunt conducted by local, state and federal officials. He was…
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – Green Thumb Industries Inc reported higher first-quarter sales on Wednesday, as customer traffic rose at the cannabis producer’s retail stores after more U.S. states legalized the recreational use of marijuana. The company said its quarterly revenue grew despite continued price compression, helped by strong business performance in states like New…
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is extensively engaged on the case of a U.S. journalist who disappeared a decade ago, including with Syria and other countries, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. Austin Tice, a former U.S. Marine and a freelance journalist, was kidnapped in…
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking over the world. Now, they are fighting to make sure robots do not take their jobs. The Writers Guild of America is seeking to restrict the use of artificial intelligence in writing film and television…
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google LLC won a jury trial on Tuesday in a long-running patent lawsuit in Delaware federal court over features in Google’s smartphones and apps. The jury decided that Luxembourg-based patent owner Arendi SARL’s patent was invalid and that Google did not infringe it, according to the verdict made public…
