New Jersey credit rating cut for 11th time under Christie
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey’s credit rating was cut on Monday, affecting $37 billion of debt, the 11th time Wall Street has downgraded the state’s bonds since Governor Chris Christie took office in January 2010.
‘Fearless Girl’ extends face-off with Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The “Fearless Girl” statue in New York City, whose face-off with Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” won her legions of fans in just three weeks, will hold her ground for at least another 11 months.
Mylan underpayment on EpiPen could exceed proposed settlement -study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The amount that drugmaker Mylan NV avoided paying the U.S. government in Medicaid rebates for its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment since 2007 likely exceeds a proposed $465 million settlement the company announced in October, acc…
How two teens in leggings became a PR mess for United Airlines
(Reuters) – A bystander who touched off a social media furor after she saw United Airlines stop two teenage girls dressed in leggings from boarding a flight admitted on Monday that she did not fully grasp the situation when she started tweeting her ind…
Eight Arkansas death row inmates sue to block executions over 10 days
(Reuters) – Eight Arkansas death row inmates who are scheduled to die over a 10-day period in April filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday to halt their executions, saying the state’s rush to the death chamber was reckless and unconstitutional.
U.S. attorney general escalates pressure on ‘sanctuary’ cities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatened on Monday to cut off U.S. Justice Department grants to cities that fail to assist federal immigration authorities, moving the Trump administration closer to a potential clash with leader…
Florida man kills one, wounds five in ‘horrific’ shooting: police
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man killed his girlfriend and wounded five others, including her two young sons and a high school student during a shooting spree with an AK-47 rifle on Monday, police said.
U.S. top court considers changing where patent cases may be filed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struggled over whether to upend nearly 30 years of law governing patent lawsuits that critics say allows often-baseless litigants to sue in friendly courts, giving them the upper hand over high-te…
Amtrak train derails in Chicago, no injuries reported
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Amtrak train derailed outside Union Station in Chicago on Monday but there were no reported injuries, a spokesman for the company said.
U.S. air travel at record high on U.S., foreign carriers in 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and foreign airlines in the United States carried a record number of passengers in 2016, according to the government office that tracks airline traffic, besting the previous all-time high by 3.5 percent.
