Ford idling Focus plant in Michigan extra two weeks on light demand
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it will idle the Wayne, Michigan factory an extra two weeks by the end of the year, adjusting to light demand for the Focus compact and C-Max hybrid cars made there.
New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ judge delays closing arguments
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – Closing arguments in New Jersey’s “Bridgegate” trial were unexpectedly postponed by a day on Thursday because of an unspecified “legal issue” that must be resolved, the trial judge said.
Exclusive: Casino mogul Adelson says no certainty over Las Vegas stadium for NFL’s Raiders
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson said he is prepared to walk away from a deal to build a stadium that would help relocate the National Football League’s Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas if terms offered by the team do not improve.
Juror in Oregon militia conspiracy trial dismissed over bias
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A federal judge in the conspiracy trial of seven people who took part in the armed occupation of a U.S. wildlife center in Oregon dismissed a juror over questions of bias on Wednesday, then ordered jury deliberations to begin…
NYC lawyer charged with tax evasion related to shelters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York lawyer has been criminally charged with failing to report to the Internal Revenue Service more than $3 million of fee income from tax shelter and other transactions he handled at the law firm Herrick Feinstein, where he …
Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star vandalized on video
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was defaced by a vandal wielding a sledgehammer and a pick-axe on Wednesday in an act captured on video, police said.
Chicago school board approves $1 bln bonds for junk-rated district
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Board of Education gave final approval on Wednesday to the sale of up to $1 billion of new and refunding bonds for the junk-rated district.
U.S. government worker pleads guilty in plot to steal rice for Chinese
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A geneticist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture pleaded guilty on Monday to making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation when questioned about plans to send U.S. rice samples to China, the Justice Department …
Top executive behind Dakota Access has donated more than $100,000 to Trump
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top executive at the company behind the embattled Dakota Access Pipeline has donated more than $100,000 to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump since June, according to campaign finance disclosure records.
Pentagon halts effort to recover Guard enlistment bonuses
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday suspended a Pentagon order that California National Guardsmen repay thousands of dollars in enlistment bonuses and tuition assistance they had received by mistake more than …
