Delta pilots get 30 percent raise by 2019 in new contract
MONTREAL/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc pilots on Thursday agreed to a new contract that delivers a 30 percent pay raise by 2019, as the aviation industry deals with mounting demand for higher wages to fly planes at a time of big profits.
Texas mortgage companies, founder must pay $93 million in fraud case: jury
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal jury has ordered two Texas-based home mortgage entities and their chief executive to pay nearly $93 million for defrauding the U.S. government into insuring thousands of risky loans, according to court records.
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 …
