A grand jury indicted former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager on a murder charge Monday for the fatal shooting of Walter Scott after a traffic stop. Scott had a broken taillight. Slager, who is white, shot Scott, who was black, in the back as he ran away after a brief foot chase in North Charleston. A bystander captured the shooting on video. “Today was just an example that if you just keep the faith, even in the darkest times, you’ll see the light,” said Chris Stewart, a Scott family attorney.
HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, announced Tuesday that it would cut up to 50,000 jobs — about 20 percent of its workforce — through 2017. The restructuring is designed to save $5 billion a year and restore profit growth. Half…