Citi hit with $6.5 million in U.S. fines over student loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said on Tuesday it had ordered Citibank to pay $6.5 million for allegedly harming borrowers with student loan servicing failures.
U.S. warns citizens against risks of travel to Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday warned citizens to “consider the risks” when traveling to Saudi Arabia due to militant threats and the threat of ballistic missile attacks on civilians by rebels in Yemen.
Democrats call for harassment probe of U.S. Rep. Conyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Democrats called for an investigation on Tuesday into allegations of sexual harassment against U.S. Representative John Conyers, who said his office had resolved a harassment case with a payment but no ad…
U.S. jury clears ex-Swiss banker of aiding tax dodgers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Swiss banker was found not guilty on Tuesday of U.S. charges that he conspired to help Americans hide millions of dollars in offshore accounts to evade taxes.
Second U.S. judge halts Trump’s ban on transgender troops
(Reuters) – A second federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump from banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, ruling that the prohibition likely amounts to unconstitutional discrimination.
U.S. warns citizens against risks of travel to Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday warned citizens to “consider the risks” when travelling to Saudi Arabia due to militant threats and the threat of ballistic missile attacks on civilians by rebels in Yemen.
Smithsonian, Christo stole credit from top photographer, lawsuit says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Smithsonian Institution and the artist Christo were sued on Tuesday by a New York photographer who accused them of stealing credit for his photos of “Running Fence,” a 1976 installation that remains one of Christo’s best-known …
U.S. threatens to sue Harvard over admissions policies
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has threatened to sue Harvard University to force it to turn over documents as it investigates whether the Ivy League school’s admission policies violate civil rights laws by discriminating against Asian-A…
Additional remains found of U.S. soldier killed in Niger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investigators found additional human remains in early November of U.S. Army Sergeant La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush last month in Niger along with three other U.S. soldiers, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
U.S. appeals court revives claims in $1.7 billion Iran terrorism lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday revived part of a $1.68 billion lawsuit against Iran’s central bank, Bank Markazi, by families of soldiers killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Lebanon.
