Exclusive: White House expected to nominate SEC lawyer for Democratic commissioner seat – sources
The White House is expected to nominate Caroline Crenshaw, a Democratic attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to fill an SEC seat being vacated next year by Democratic Commissioner Robert Jackson, according to three people with direc…
Police call fatal shooting at North Carolina city building ‘workplace violence’
A city employee in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Friday shot dead a fellow worker with whom he shared a “longstanding dislike,” before the gunman was fatally shot by police, law enforcement officials said.
U.S. lawmakers head home amid impasse over Trump impeachment trial
U.S. lawmakers who control the fate of President Donald Trump left Washington for a holiday break on Friday with no agreement over how they will handle the Senate trial to consider his impeachment charges in January.
Sign-ups for 2020 Obamacare insurance on HealthCare.gov fall to 8.3 million: CMS
Enrollments for 2020 insurance plans, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), on the HealthCare.gov website fell by about 200,000 from last year to 8.3 million, the U.S. government said on Friday, citing preliminary data.
U.S. rolls back standards on energy saving light bulbs
The Trump administration on Friday said it has finalized a decision to roll back a 2007 rule calling for energy-efficient light bulbs, a move that states including New York and California are challenging in the courts.
Coutts & Co to pay additional $27.9 million under U.S. agreement
Swiss bank Coutts & Co Ltd will pay an additional $27.9 million under an addendum to a 2015 non-prosecution agreement, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
As U.S. vaping injuries taper off, new evidence points to vitamin E
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a series of reports on Friday indicating that the outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries appears to be waning, as evidence mounts that vitamin E acetate, a cutting agent used in marijuana v…
Sutter Health agrees to pay $575 million settlement with California
Sutter Health [SHLC.UL], which runs hospitals and clinics in northern California, has agreed to pay $575 million to settle allegations that it engaged in anticompetitive practices, the California attorney general’s office said on Friday.
Washington state lawmaker under pressure to step down over ‘domestic terrorism’
Washington state Republican lawmakers urged one of their own to resign after a state report found that he engaged in “domestic terrorism” against the United States by participating in armed conflict through the right-wing militia movement.
U.S. Steel says to lay off 1,545 workers in Michigan
United States Steel Corp plans to lay off as many as 1,545 workers at its Great Lakes Works facility in the electoral swing state of Michigan following its decision to indefinitely idle a “significant” portion of the facility.
