Turkish gold trader tells U.S. jury he bribed official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Turkish-Iranian gold trader on Wednesday told jurors in a Manhattan federal court that he bribed a former Turkish government official to set up a deal aimed at helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions.
U.S. radio host Garrison Keillor fired over claim of improper behavior
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Veteran U.S. radio host Garrison Keillor, creator of the folksy show “A Prairie Home Companion,” has been fired over an accusation of inappropriate behavior, Minnesota Public Radio said on Wednesday.
Union says over 15,000 American Air flights in December have no pilots assigned
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of December flights on American Airlines do not yet have pilots scheduled to work because of a system scheduling error, the carrier’s pilots union said as it gears up for one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
Health secretary nominee Azar says lowering drug prices a top priority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alex Azar, a former drug industry executive and lobbyist nominated to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, promised on Wednesday to lower drug prices and said he was unaware of any efforts to sabotage the healthc…
U.S. radio host Keillor fired over claim of improper behavior: radio station
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Veteran U.S. radio show host Garrison Keillor has been fired over an accusation of inappropriate behavior, Minnesota Public Radio said on Wednesday.
Non-drop shop: Christmas tree farmer prepares for seasonal rush
COLCHESTER, England (Reuters) – With Christmas around the corner, Wick Farm in Colchester, eastern England, is gearing up by harvesting its crop of fir trees.
U.S. to open office, award grants in opioid fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it was launching a Drug Enforcement Administration field office in the Appalachian region at the center of the opioid crisis and would issue $12 million in grant funding to help assist l…
Sign-up pace much slower in week 4 of 2018 Obamacare enrollment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The pace of people signing up for individual insurance under Obamacare slowed significantly during the fourth week of 2018 enrollment, as nearly 37 percent fewer people signed up for the healthcare plans than in the previous week, …
Turkish gold trader begins testifying for U.S. prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Turkish-Iranian gold trader on Wednesday began testifying for U.S. prosecutors in the trial of an executive at Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank accused of taking part in a massive international money laundering scheme to help Iran e…
U.S. expands leniency for companies that disclose foreign bribery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will extend greater leniency to companies that voluntarily alert authorities when they learn employees have paid bribes to foreign officials.
