University of Maine pension fund fires Guggenheim over regulatory probe
A university pension and endowment fund fired a Guggenheim Partners LLC subsidiary because of its ongoing investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), records showed, as the closely watched U.S. asset manager faces pressure to ad…
Judge tells U.S. to pay costs of reuniting migrant families
A U.S. judge ordered the government on Friday to pay the costs of reuniting immigrant parents with their children after they were separated by officials at the U.S.-Mexican border.
U.S. indictments show technical evidence for Russian hacking accusations
U.S. indictments against a dozen Russian intelligence officers on Friday provided detailed technical evidence to back up allegations of Russian hacking and leaking of information to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Papa John’s to remove founder from promotions; Yankees cuts ties
Papa John’s International Inc will remove founder John Schnatter from its promotions, the pizza chain said on Friday, and baseball team New York Yankees suspended business relationships with the company.
Accused Silk Road administrator extradited to U.S. from Ireland
Ireland extradited an Irish national on Friday to the United States to face charges that he helped run the now-defunct Silk Road, an online black market where illegal drugs and other goods were bought and sold, U.S. prosecutors announced.
Woman charged in L.A. with hacking email of pop star Selena Gomez
A 21-year-old woman who prosecutors say hacked into the email accounts of pop star and actress Selena Gomez and posted photos she found there online has been charged with identity theft and fraud, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday.
U.S. accuses Russian spies of 2016 election hacking; summit looms
A federal grand jury on Friday charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016, in the most detailed U.S. accusation yet that Moscow meddled in the presidential election to help Republican Donald Trump.
Russia says U.S. indictment over election meddling is groundless
Russia’s foreign ministry said there was no evidence the 12 people indicted by the United States on Friday were linked to military intelligence or hacking into the computer networks of the U.S. Democratic party.
UAW official’s widow gets 18-month jail sentence in bribery case
The widow of a United Auto Workers union official at the center of an expanding U.S. probe into improper payments funneled out of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) was sentenced to 18 months in jail on Friday for tax fraud.
Second U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan in a week identified
The second U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan over the past week was named on Friday as Sergeant First Class Christopher Andrew Celiz of Summerville, South Carolina, the Department of Defense said.
