By Leonardo Benassatto and Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -At least eight people were killed and nearly a dozen were injured after a grain silo explosion on Wednesday at an agricultural co-operative in southern Brazil, the government of Parana state where the incident occurred and the company involved said on Thursday. The blast happened at…
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A lawsuit filed on Thursday by former Michigan State University athletes victimized by Larry Nassar alleges that its trustees voted in secret to withhold thousands of documents related to the disgraced team doctor in violation of state law. “We contend that board members made a behind-closed-doors secret decision not to…
By David Morgan and Josephine Walker WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the first of 12 fiscal 2024 spending measures that Congress must enact by Sept. 30 or risk a government shutdown, but Republican infighting over spending levels clouded the path ahead for the other bills. The House voted 219-211 to…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley and Executive Chairman Bill Ford held meetings this week with U.S. lawmakers in Washington amid Republican criticism of the automaker’s licensing deal with Chinese battery manufacturer CATL to build a Michigan battery plant. Last week, the chairs of two U.S. House of Representatives committees said…
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bankrupt Lordstown Motors must face trial over a rival carmaker’s claim that Lordstown vehicles include stolen technology, a U.S. judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the company’s hopes for a quick bankruptcy sale. The automaker, named after the Ohio town where it is based, filed for bankruptcy in…
By Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles food bank created to support low-income families is now coming to the aid of striking and struggling Hollywood actors and writers, some of whom show up for free groceries with tears in their eyes. The World Harvest Food Bank on Venice has opened its doors…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill Hwang, the founder of Archegos Capital Management, on Thursday asked a judge to let him subpoena documents from 10 banks, in an effort to shift blame as he defends against criminal fraud charges that the firm’s collapse was his fault. In a filing in Manhattan federal court,…
By Sarah N. Lynch and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON, (Reuters) -Donald Trump said his attorneys met on Thursday with U.S. Justice Department officials investigating the Republican former president’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, in a sign that another set of criminal charges could come soon. An official at the federal court in Washington, where…
By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Soldiers in Niger declared a military coup on Wednesday, overthrowing President Mohamed Bazoum. The landlocked nation, a key U.S. ally in the region, has received millions in assistance from Washington. Here are answers to questions about U.S.-Niger ties: WHY IS NIGER IMPORTANT TO THE UNITED STATES?…
By Steve Keating (Reuters) -LeBron James thanked fans for their love and prayers for his son Bronny, who was released from hospital on Thursday after he suffered a cardiac arrest while training with the University of Southern California (USC) basketball team. The 18-year-old son of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer went into cardiac arrest on…
