Daniel Penny, facing manslaughter charges in connection with the death of a homeless man on a New York City subway, said he was not trying to choke him to death and that he did not have him in a chokehold for 15 minutes as has been reported.

Los Angeles agrees $4bn deal to settle thousands of sexual abuse claims
Read More Los Angeles county has reached a $4bn agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said