U.S. brings new charges in college basketball corruption case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in New York on Tuesday expanded a corruption case into college basketball, accusing an Adidas AG executive of taking part in a scheme to bribe high school players to attend the University of Kansas and North Car…
Puerto Rico to get $18.5 billion to rebuild shattered housing market
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico will receive $18.5 billion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help rebuild its battered housing stock and infrastructure after September’s Hurricane Maria, the island’s governor and HUD officials said on Tuesday.
New Jersey tax hikes would make up 78 percent of estimated revenue growth
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey is projecting higher revenue growth for the next fiscal year, but most of it would come from tax hikes, according to testimony by Acting State Treasurer Elizabeth Muoio on Tuesday.
U.S. report blames Hawaii missile scare on human error, poor safeguards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government report on Tuesday blamed Hawaii’s false alert of a missile attack in January on a combination of human error and inadequate safeguards.
FBI raid on Trump’s lawyer sought details on payments to women: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI agents who raided the offices of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney were looking for details about “arrangements, agreements and payments” related to two women who have said they had sexual relationships with Tru…
After deadly crashes in Pacific, U.S. Navy refocuses on leadership
NEWPORT, R.I. (Reuters) – After a pair of crashes involving U.S. Navy ships in the Asia-Pacific killed more than a dozen people last year, the Navy’s efforts to develop its leaders is receiving renewed attention.
Factbox: Does attorney-client privilege apply to Trump lawyer raid?
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has assailed the Monday raid by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents on the New York offices and home of his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, complaining on Twitter on Tuesday that “attorney-client privilege is d…
Trump lashes out again after FBI raids on his lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump reprised his angry attacks on law enforcement on Tuesday following FBI raids targeting his personal lawyer that were related to a federal investigation into possible collusion by Trump campaign aides w…
Harvard admissions data can be filed under seal in bias case: judge
BOSTON (Reuters) – Documents related to Harvard University’s admissions process may be filed initially under seal in a lawsuit accusing the Ivy League school of discriminating against Asian-American applicants, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Rhode Island governor says Amgen will build another plant in state
(Reuters) – Amgen Inc will build a $165 million next-generation biopharmaceutical plant adjacent to its West Greenwich, Rhode Island manufacturing campus, the state governor’s office told Reuters on Tuesday.
