SAC’s Martoma fails to overturn U.S. insider trading conviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the 2014 conviction of former SAC Capital Advisors LP portfolio manager Mathew Martoma for insider trading, after the U.S. Supreme Court made such cases easier to pursue.
Army drill sergeants at Fort Benning, Ga. suspended in sex assault probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A number of U.S. Army drill sergeants at Fort Benning, Georgia, have been temporarily suspended from their duties following allegations of sexual misconduct with trainees, the Army base said on Wednesday.
Cheap oil undercuts U.S. rail, bus service: study
DETROIT (Reuters) – Cheap gasoline is squeezing U.S. bus companies and the Amtrak passenger rail system that bet more consumers would embrace alternatives to driving for trips shorter than 400 miles, a study by researchers at DePaul University conclude…
Brazil police launch new phase of ‘Car Wash’ corruption probe
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police said on Wednesday they launched a new phase of the “Car Wash” corruption probe, targeting individuals who allegedly favored a private contractor to win business from state-run oil company Petroleo Bras…
Clinton, in book, says Trump’s debate stalking made her skin crawl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says in her new book that Donald Trump made her skin crawl by stalking her around the stage in a campaign debate and she wonders if she should have told him to “back up, yo…
Drowning in debt, Connecticut faces budget crunch
HARTFORD (Reuters) – Connecticut, home to hedge fund billionaires alongside cities mired in poverty, is racing against the clock to pass a budget or face further spending cuts to education and municipal aid across the state.
Singapore rejects U.S. academic’s appeal against expulsion
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has rejected a U.S. citizen’s appeal to stay in the city-state following the cancellation of his permanent residence status after the government branded him as an agent of foreign influence.
Police use pepper spray to disperse protesters at Trump’s Phoenix rally
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Police fired pepper spray to disperse protesters outside a rally by U.S. President Donald Trump in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday after being pelted with rocks and bottles, police said.
Massachusetts woman named as $759 million Powerball winner
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts lottery officials on Thursday identified a 53-year-old health care worker who lives in Chicopee as the winner of more than $750 million in a Powerball drawing, the largest prize for a single ticket-holder in the contest…
U.S. Navy relieves Seventh Fleet commander in wake of collisions in Asia
WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said it had removed Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin after a series of collisions involving its warships in Asia as the search goes on for 10 sailors missing since the latest mis…
