Machinists seek union vote for Boeing South Carolina workers
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said it planned to petition on Friday for about 2,850 workers at Boeing Co’s assembly plant in South Carolina to vote on union representation.
Executive actions ready to go as Trump prepares to take office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is preparing to sign executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday to take the opening steps to crack down on immigration, build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and roll back outgoing President Ba…
Suspect in $1.6 million New York gold theft captured in Ecuador: police
(Reuters) – A man wanted for swiping a bucket filled with $1.6 million worth of gold flakes from an armored truck in New York four months ago has been arrested in western Ecuador, police said.
Mexico extradites drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to U.S. on eve of Trump inauguration
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mexico extradited its drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to New York on Thursday, likely ending a decades-long criminal career that included two jail breaks and a lead role in a national drug war, the day bef…
Conflicted U.S. capital prepares to host Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rob Cortis calls it the “Trump Unity Bridge” – a bulky, metal 45-foot structure welded to two wheels and bedecked with red, white and blue signs echoing President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign themes.
Washington braces for anti-Trump protests, New Yorkers march
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Washington turned into a virtual fortress on Thursday ahead of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, while thousands of people took to the streets of New York and Washington to express their displeasure with his comi…
Las Vegas Sands pays $7 million to end U.S. criminal bribery case
(Reuters) – Las Vegas Sands Corp agreed to pay a $6.96 million criminal penalty to end a U.S. Department of Justice probe into whether it violated a federal anti-bribery law by making payments to a consultant to help it do business in China and Macau.
Ex-Visium fund manager convicted of fraud by Manhattan jury
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former portfolio manager at Visium Asset Management LP was convicted of securities fraud on Thursday, following a trial that stemmed from a federal investigation that led to the New York-based hedge fund’s closure last year.
Ex-House speaker sues sex abuse accuser for $1.7 million
(Reuters) – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, serving prison time for a financial crime stemming from a child sex abuse scandal, has filed a lawsuit seeking the return of $1.7 million in hush money the disgraced politician admitted paying to on…
Mexico’s El Chapo: From most wanted kingpin to extradited jailbird
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious kingpin who escaped two maximum-security jails, shipped countless tonnes of drugs around the world and became one of the world´s most-wanted fugitives, was extradited to the United States on Thursday.
