Massachusetts man arrested on insider trading charges
BOSTON (Reuters) – The owner of a restaurant in Massachusetts was arrested on Thursday on federal charges that he had traded on inside information obtained from an employee at VistaPrint NV and that person’s spouse about the company’s financial results…
Target settles claims it screened blacks, Hispanics out of jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Target Corp has agreed to review its policies for screening job applicants and pay $3.74 million to settle a lawsuit claiming its use of criminal background checks kept thousands of blacks and Hispanics from obtaining employment.
NY attorney general probing Brooklyn police shooting death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York attorney general’s office is investigating the fatal shooting by police of an unarmed black man who pointed a metal pipe at officers in Brooklyn in the latest such killing to prompt street protests.
Masters braced for Tiger-mania as first round gets underway
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Tiger-mania swept over the U.S. Masters on Thursday as the year’s first major took on a rock concert vibe with Tiger Woods once again the headline act at Augusta National as first round play got underway.
Some Oklahoma teachers find the grass really is greener in Texas
GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) – After years of poor pay, supply shortages and overcrowded classes, former Oklahoma teacher Chelsea Price decided the best way to pursue the profession she loves was to leave her home state and head south to Texas.
U.S. Air Force ‘Thunderbirds’ F-16 jet crashes in Nevada, killing pilot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force pilot with the traveling Thunderbirds exhibition squad was killed early Wednesday when his F-16 jet crashed at Nellis Air Force base in Nevada, the third crash involving a military aircraft in the past two days.
Sears Holding, Delta Air hit by customer data breach at tech firm
(Reuters) – Department store chain Sears Holding Corp and Delta Air Lines Inc said on Wednesday some of their customer payment information may have been exposed in a cyber security breach at software service provider [ 24]7.ai.
Trump, stymied on wall, to send troops to U.S.-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, unable to get the U.S. Congress or Mexico to fully fund his border wall, will post National Guard troops along the Mexican frontier, officials said on Wednesday, in a move that was likely to escalate tensi…
New York police shoot black man holding pipe after reports he had firearm
(Reuters) – New York police officers on Wednesday shot to death a black man who pointed a metal pipe at them, after responding to emergency callers who said the man was aiming a firearm at pedestrians, a police official said.
Oklahoma House approves education tax bill amid teacher walkout
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved a $20 million internet sales tax on Wednesday as part of a revenue package aimed at ending a statewide walkout by teachers seeking higher pay and more education funding.
