Gambler loses bid to dismiss insider trading case after FBI leaks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has rejected Las Vegas gambler William “Billy” Walters’ bid to dismiss criminal insider trading charges after an FBI agent admitted to leaking details about the probe to reporters.
Euro lawmakers press EU to impose visas on U.S. citizens
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament called on the EU executive on Thursday to force Americans to apply for visas before visiting Europe this summer, stepping up pressure to resolve a long-running transatlantic dispute on the issue.
U.S. Senators draft bill to boost employee private stock ownership
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan pair of lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee are planning to introduce a bill that aims to entice private corporations to give their employees larger equity stakes in their companies and promote longer-term…
Trump welcomes stock market surge, consumer confidence on Twitter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed a record surge in the stock market on Thursday, a day after the Dow blasted through the 21,000 mark for the first time after his speech to Congress.
Deutsche Telekom core profit growth to halve as U.S. motor slows
BONN, Germany (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom forecast its core profit growth would halve this year as earnings engine T-Mobile US slows, strengthening the case for a U.S. mobile merger that Deutsche Telekom has long desired.
Oregon house fire kills four children, injures three others
(Reuters) – An early morning house fire in western Oregon on Wednesday killed four children and left three other members of their family who were present at the time hospitalized with severe injuries, authorities said.
Murder-carjacking suspect captured in Kansas: police
(Reuters) – A man accused of killing his girlfriend and another woman in Mississippi last week was captured on Wednesday after he crashed a stolen car while being chased by police on a highway in Kansas, authorities said.
Senate deal to end Illinois budget impasse grinds to halt
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Movement on a bipartisan deal to end Illinois’ record budget impasse halted on Wednesday with the Democratic head of the state Senate pinning the blame on Republican Governor Bruce Rauner.
Jordanian immigrant in Michigan elated over release from ICE detention
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Reuters) – A Jordanian immigrant who resided legally in the United States for 18 years rejoiced on Wednesday at being able to return home after a month in detention that might have ended in his deportation.
Maine court told to reconsider police role in deadly 2015 rampage
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ordered a Maine federal court to reconsider whether state police violated a woman’s rights when they notified her ex-boyfriend by voicemail that he had been accused of sexually assaulting, sparking a…
