Police in Florida arrest bank robbery suspect, free 11 hostages
(Reuters) – Police arrested a suspected bank robber and freed 11 people who were briefly taken hostage during an attempted heist at a bank in Jacksonville, Florida on Thursday, authorities said.
Massachusetts regulator charges adviser, LPL Financial for sales to retirees
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top financial regulator on Thursday charged an investment adviser and his employer, LPL Financial LLC, with having fraudulently sold annuities to retirees.
N.C. policeman not charged in shooting that sparked protests
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – A police officer “acted lawfully” when he shot and killed an armed black man in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September and will not face criminal charges for his use of force, a district attorney said on Wednesday.
Carnival’s Princess unit to pay record $40 million for dumping oil, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Carnival Corp’s Princess Cruise Lines will plead guilty to seven felony charges of polluting the seas and trying to cover it up, and pay a record $40 million criminal penalty, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
Suspect in shooting of Washington state officer killed in standoff
(Reuters) – A man accused of fatally shooting a Washington state policeman before barricading himself inside a home with two children was killed on Thursday after a lengthy standoff with officers, police said.
Rockefeller Christmas tree lights up New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of people braved rainy weather to watch the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City on Wednesday night.
Separation anxiety: Trump’s management style poses challenges in Oval Office
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It has proven one of Donald Trump’s greatest strengths in building a worldwide luxury brand: An obsessive attention to detail, down to the curtains hanging in hotel rooms and the marble lining the lobby floor.
Wife of slain California mayor pleads guilty to manslaughter
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The wife of a small-town Southern California mayor shot dead during a domestic dispute in their home two years ago pleaded guilty on Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter in his slaying, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s …
Big Mac creator dies at 98
(Reuters) – The man behind one of the most recognizable fast-food sandwiches, McDonald’s Big Mac, died this week at age 98.
Second escaped inmate recaptured in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An escaped Californian inmate was recaptured on Wednesday, a week after he cut through the bars of a second-story jail window and rappelled down the building’s side with a rope made of clothes, police said.
