Obama commutes 209 prison sentences, issues 64 pardons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama shortened the sentences of 209 prisoners and pardoned 64 individuals on Tuesday, the White House said.
N.Y. designer charged with ex-U.N. chief’s relatives pleads not guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York fashion designer who calls himself the “curator of cool” pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from a U.S. bribery case that has ensnared relatives of former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
University of California’s Napolitano hospitalized during cancer treatment
(Reuters) – Janet Napolitano, the former head of U.S. Homeland Security and current president of the University of California, has been hospitalized due to side effects caused by her cancer treatments, the university said Tuesday.
Quarter of Republicans would keep Obamacare: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About a quarter of U.S. Republicans do not want to see Obamacare repealed, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
Liberal U.S. justices hit debt collector’s business practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday questioned the practices of a firm that buys unpaid consumer debt for pennies on the dollar then seeks to recover it from people in bankruptcy even when barred from doing so by state…
Trump’s childhood home put up for auction in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A house on a leafy New York City street where U.S. President-elect Donald Trump lived as a toddler is being auctioned off by a fellow real estate investor who bought it just last month.
Former USDA chief Vilsack named head of U.S. Dairy Export Council
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Dairy Export Council on Tuesday named former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as its president and chief executive officer, making him the top official promoting American milk producers and processors overseas.
Trump election prompts U.S. mothers to warn children about assault: poll
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Mothers in the United States are teaching their children about sexual consent and assault following President-elect Donald Trump’s boasts about groping women, according to research published on Tuesday.
Goldman Sachs head of compliance Alan Cohen to step down: memo
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc head of global compliance Alan Cohen is stepping down.
U.S. drone operator SkyPan to pay $200,000 for unauthorized flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chicago-based drone operator has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle allegations it illegally flew unmanned aircraft in congested airspace there and over New York City, federal officials said on Tuesday.
