Wells Fargo has no plans to halt business with gunmakers: CFO
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co, the No. 3 U.S. lender by assets, has no plans to stop doing business with gunmakers in light of steps outlined by rival banks, Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry said on Friday.
Aruban official pleads guilty to laundering bribe money in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Aruban official living in Florida pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to laundering bribe money, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
Lawmakers question FBI over San Bernardino suit against Apple
(Reuters) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray questioning the law enforcement agency’s decision to take Apple Inc to court to force the company to help unlock a…
Trump expected to pardon ex-Cheney aide ‘Scooter’ Libby-official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to pardon former George W. Bush administration official Lewis “Scooter” Libby, who was convicted of lying in an investigation of the unmasking of a CIA agent, a source said on Friday, in a …
U.S. appeals court strikes down Maryland drug price-gouging law
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a 2017 Maryland law that lets the state attorney general sue generic drugmakers who sharply raise prices on medications.
Trump lawyer seeks to halt quick review of materials in FBI raid
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for President Donald Trump sought in court on Friday to stop U.S. prosecutors from deciding what materials seized from his personal attorney can be used in a probe that began with a referral by investigators lo…
New Jersey lottery winner vows to do ‘good work’ with $533 million jackpot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey production manager stepped out of obscurity on Friday to reveal himself as the newest millionaire-by-chance after a $2 Mega Millions ticket he bought at a gas station last month yielded him a jackpot of more than a hal…
Massachusetts top court rules against Exxon in climate change probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top court on Friday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s bid to block the state’s attorney general from obtaining records to investigate whether the company for decades concealed its knowledge of the role fossil fuels play in c…
Trump attacks former FBI director as ‘slime ball’ over deeply critical book
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump attacked former FBI Director James Comey on Friday as a “weak and untruthful slime ball,” reacting to news accounts that cited Comey as searingly critical of the president in a memoir due to b…
Trump lawyer tries to prevent use of materials found in FBI raid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is seeking a temporary restraining order regarding searches of Cohen’s home and office by FBI agents on Monday, a Justice Department spokesman said on Friday.
