Drug enforcement chief criticizes Trump in email to agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s acting director criticized President Donald Trump for telling law enforcement officers not to be “too nice” to suspects, urging DEA agents to show “respect and compassion” and saying he …
Delaware court reverses closely watched DFC Global appraisal ruling
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – The Delaware Supreme Court reversed on Tuesday a lower court ruling that payday lender DFC Global Corp was sold too cheaply in 2014 and criticized the finding that private equity buyers do not necessarily pay fair value in …
Ohio man hid corpse in freezer as new girlfriend moved in: police
(Reuters) – An Ohio man is accused of stashing the remains of what police believe is his missing former girlfriend in a freezer that he bought with his new, live-in girlfriend, according to a criminal complaint filed in court on Tuesday.
No plan yet on Kushner’s flagship Manhattan tower: Vornado CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The fate of the flagship Manhattan office tower partially owned by the family of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is still being debated, a joint owner of the building said on Tuesday.
CSX top executive blames employee push-back on service disruptions
SEATTLE (Reuters) – CSX Corp Chief Executive Hunter Harrison has apologized to customers for service disruptions that he blamed on some railroad employees resisting changes at the company, according to an email seen by Reuters, as a shipper survey foun…
Massachusetts governor proposes bill to stiffen immigration enforcement
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker proposed a bill on Tuesday to allow police and courts to hold people facing deportation orders in custody for extra time to allow them to be turned over to federal immigration officials.
Rockefeller Foundation backs nonprofit ETF startup
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Rockefeller Foundation is helping to finance a startup hoping to build exchange-traded funds for nonprofit organizations and direct the profits back to their causes, officials from the group said with a plan to announce the ini…
U.S. eases environment laws for Mexico border wall near San Diego
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will waive environmental rules so extra barriers can be built to bar illegal immigrants from crossing the border with Mexico near San Diego, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday.
‘Top Chef’ host ‘paralyzed with fear’ by Teamsters: prosecutor
BOSTON (Reuters) – Four Teamsters union members threatened violence and shouted slurs to extort jobs from a production company filming “Top Chef” around the Boston area in 2014, leaving host Padma Lakshmi “paralyzed with fear,” a federal prosecutor sai…
Under Trump, more churches offer sanctuary but few seek refuge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of American churches declaring themselves sanctuaries for illegal immigrants has more than doubled since President Donald Trump was elected, but only a dozen people are known to be taking refuge there to avoid deportatio…
