Ex-Morgan Stanley broker gets three years prison in insider trading ring
(Reuters) – A former Morgan Stanley stockbroker who participated in a $5.6 million insider trading ring involving stock tips passed on napkins and Post-it notes in New York’s Grand Central Terminal was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday, fede…
College Board says upcoming SATs won’t contain questions exposed in breach
NEW YORK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – For the first time since a massive security breach exposed about 400 unpublished questions meant for upcoming SAT tests, the College Board will administer the important college entrance exam this weekend.
Turkish gold trader loses bid to recuse U.S. judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has rejected a request to recuse himself from overseeing the case of a Turkish gold trader accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, calling it untimely and without merit.
One dead in Columbus, Ohio, police shooting
(Reuters) – Columbus, Ohio, police fatally shot a person on Friday while tactical officers were serving a search warrant, a police spokeswoman said.
Connecticut police plead for end to paintball gun battles
(Reuters) – Police in New Haven, Connecticut, on Friday pleaded for an end to a spate of battles with paintball and BB guns on city streets in broad daylight, warning they had received more than a dozen 911 calls from residents who believed the weapons…
Costco should pay $5.5 million for selling fake Tiffany rings: U.S. jury
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Costco Wholesale Corp should hand over $5.5 million to compensate Tiffany & Co for selling counterfeit Tiffany diamond engagement rings, a federal jury said on Thursday.
U.S. Supreme Court returns to work with glaring vacancy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday in uncharted territory, with an vacancy on the bench on a presidential Election Day now certain for the first time since Abraham Lincoln won re-election in 1864 at the height of…
New Jersey crash highlights delays in railway anti-collision system
(Reuters) – A deadly commuter train crash in Hoboken station in New Jersey renews focus on a mandatory anti-collision system that has been plagued with lengthy, contentious delays.
Mother of California man shot by police says he was having breakdown
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The mother of an unarmed black man shot to death in Southern California said on Thursday her son was having a mental breakdown when he was confronted by police and they should have helped him instead of quickly opening fire.
Boy, 6, fights for his life after South Carolina school shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A first grader who was shot and wounded by a 14-year-old boy accused of killing his father before he opened fire outside a South Carolina elementary school is “fighting for his life,” a fire chief and the boy’s family said …
