Education Secretary seeks rule redo for defrauded college students
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday called for a “regulatory reset,” and pressed pause on a rule intended to speedily cancel the student-loan debts of people defrauded by for-profit Corinthian Colleges Inc and other…
Six Michigan officials criminally charged in Flint water crisis
(Reuters) – Six current and former Michigan and Flint officials were criminally charged on Wednesday for their roles in the city’s water crisis that was linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that caused at least 12 deaths, the state’s attorney…
UPS worker kills three colleagues in San Francisco, turns gun on himself
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A UPS driver opened fire with a handgun inside a United Parcel Service Inc delivery center in San Francisco on Wednesday, killing three co-workers before fatally shooting himself as police closed in, authorities and company o…
Judge scraps U.S. evidence against Wall Street financier Wey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street financier Benjamin Wey persuaded a federal judge to suppress all evidence seized in U.S. government searches of his home and offices, in a setback for prosecutors who charged him with fraud over Chinese “reverse mergers…
Cubans fret new Trump policy will dampen tourism boom
HAVANA (Reuters) – Edi Coba says he is not sure his new rooftop bar in the heart of Old Havana that buzzes at night with hip, tattooed young Americans will survive if U.S. President Donald Trump tightens restrictions on travel to Communist-run Cuba.
Two fugitives captured after escaping from Oklahoma jail: media
(Reuters) – Two of the four inmates who escaped earlier this week through a jail’s air vent in central Oklahoma were caught early on Wednesday after being spotted by fishermen at a reservoir, local media reported.
Rolling Stone to pay Virginia fraternity $1.65 million in defamation suit
(Reuters) – Rolling Stone magazine has agreed to pay $1.65 million to a University of Virginia fraternity to settle a defamation lawsuit over the publication’s debunked article about an alleged gang rape on campus, the fraternity said on Tuesday.
U.S., Europe seek measures to avert expanded airline laptop ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will meet European officials this week to discuss new security measures that could prevent the U.S. government expanding a ban on laptops beyond flights from ten airports primarily in the …
Minnesota lawmakers sue governor over vetoing funding for their paychecks
(Reuters) – Lawmakers in Minnesota sued the governor on Tuesday saying his veto last month of funding for their paychecks and their staff’s pay is unconstitutional, court documents said.
Baltimore to flood streets with police after rash of killings
(Reuters) – Baltimore police will put more officers on the street to battle a surge in killings that included six homicides in seven hours this week, part of a wave of deadly violence not seen in the port city in years, authorities said on Tuesday.
