Court upholds charges against photographer who chased Justin Bieber

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles appeals court on Wednesday upheld criminal charges against a photographer who pursued pop star Justin Bieber at high speed on a Los Angeles freeway in 2012, saying the charges did not violate freedom of the press.

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Court upholds charges against photographer who chased Justin Bieber

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles appeals court on Wednesday upheld criminal charges against a photographer who pursued pop star Justin Bieber at high speed on a Los Angeles freeway in 2012, saying the charges did not violate freedom of the press.

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Hurricane Joaquin intensifies to category 3: NHC

(Reuters) - Hurricane Joaquin has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.

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Bill Cosby accused of three more sexual assaults as deposition looms

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three more women came forward on Wednesday to accuse veteran comedian Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them decades ago, charges that come a week before Cosby is scheduled to give a sworn deposition in a separate sexual assault lawsuit.

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U.S. proposes protections for Hawaiian bees threatened with extinction

(Reuters) - U.S. wildlife managers on Wednesday proposed protections for seven types of bees once found in abundance in Hawaii that are now threatened with extinction due to factors like habitat loss, wildfires and the invasion of nonnative plants and insects.

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Hurricane Joaquin strengthens but threat to United States unclear

(Reuters) - Hurricane Joaquin strengthened in the Atlantic on Wednesday and is expected to become a major hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, although not all forecast models agreed on whether it would make landfall in the United States.

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Hedge fund moguls Einhorn, Loeb, Rosenstein lose money in September

BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire stock pickers David Einhorn, Daniel Loeb and Barry Rosenstein on Wednesday told their wealthy investors they lost money in September as market turmoil inflicted more...

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Bill Cosby accused of three more sexual assaults as deposition looms

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three more women came forward on Wednesday to accuse veteran comedian Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them decades ago, charges that come a week before Cosby is scheduled to give a sworn deposition in a separate sexual assault lawsuit.

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Actress Norma Shearer’s 1930 Oscar sold at auction for $180,000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Oscar statuette awarded to actress Norma Shearer in 1930 sold on Wednesday for $180,000 in a rare sale of an Academy Awards trophy.The Oscar that recognized Shearer’s role in "The Divorcee" was put up for auction by her estate. It sold along with the cinematography prize for a 1928 film, “White Shadows in the South Seas,” that also fetched $180,000.

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