By Tom Hals and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Remington Arms will pay $73 million to the families of five children and four adults killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, the families said on Tuesday, marking the first time a gunmaker has ag…
Former Minneapolis police officer recalls knee-restraint training at trial for Floyd arrest
By Jonathan Allen ST PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) -Tou Thao, one of the three former Minneapolis police officers on trial charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights, told a jury officers were trained to use a knee near a person’s neck as a means of re…
Intel expands in specialty chipmaking with $5.4 billion deal for Israel’s Tower
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Intel Corp is buying Israeli chipmaker Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion, the companies said on Tuesday, giving it access to more specialised production as it positions to take advantage of soaring semiconductor…
Stocks rebound, oil slips as Russia-Ukraine tensions ease
By Herbert Lash and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Stocks in Europe and on Wall Street rebounded on Tuesday while oil prices fell after Russia indicated it was withdrawing some troops from exercises near Ukraine and President Vladimir Pu…
Prince Andrew settles lawsuit by sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre
By Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew has settled a U.S. lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager, potentially sparing him further embarrassment in a lurid case th…
U.S. producer prices accelerate amid broadening inflation pressures
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices increased by the most in eight months in January amid a surge in the cost of hospital outpatient care and goods such as food and motor vehicles, another sign that high inflation could persis…
CRYPTOVERSE-Bitcoin runs into Russian rules and regiments
By Alun John (Reuters) – Bristling tensions and looming laws in Europe could offer clues to two questions: Can bitcoin be a safe-haven asset? And can Russia emerge as a crypto superpower? The answer to the first, for now at least, is no; while fortress…
Poland, Hungary turning more authoritarian, rights group says
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hungary and Poland are turning increasingly authoritarian, a European rights group said on Tuesday, a day before the European Union’s top court rules on whether to cut funding to member states flouting democra…
Olympics-Figure skating-Valieva dominates the ice despite doping scandal
By Julien Pretot, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) -Russian teenager Kamila Valieva dominated the Olympic ice on Tuesday night, fighting back tears as she completed a skate that put her at the top of the short programme sta…
Pressure groups demand Church in Italy submit to external sexual abuse inquiry
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Catholic groups on Tuesday accused Italy’s Church of an “institutional failure” to confront clergy sexual abuse, and demanded an independent national inquiry mirroring ones conducted in France and Germany. A …