Trump denies trying to get security clearance for his children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not trying to get security clearance for his children, which would allow them access to classified government information.
BP to cut as many as 80 salaried jobs at Indiana refinery
HOUSTON (Reuters) – BP Plc plans to cut between 50 and 80 salaried positions at the company’s 413,500-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.
Two CSX trains in Florida collide, derail; two injured
(Reuters) – Two CSX Corp trains collided and derailed in central Florida early on Wednesday, injuring two crew members, the company said.
Trump shuffles transition team, eyes loyalists for Cabinet
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump shuffled his transition team again on Tuesday, jettisoning a national security expert and lobbyists from his inner circle as he closed in on naming two loyal Wall Street backers to key econom…
Ex-China diplomats charged in U.S. over construction scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former Chinese diplomats working at a construction company face U.S. charges that they schemed to force employees who received visas to perform work only at China’s U.N. mission and other facilities to instead provide private c…
Overcapacity, competition to weigh on U.S. airfares in 2017: report
(Reuters) – U.S. airfares are expected to fall in 2017 amid overcapacity and stiff competition between budget carriers and legacy airlines, according to an American Express report on the travel industry.
Oklahoma City airport shooting suspect found dead
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Southwest Airlines employee at Oklahoma City’s main airport on Tuesday was found dead in his red pickup truck of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head, police said.
Illinois man arrested in dismemberment murder of two-year-old boy
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man was arrested on Tuesday in the dismemberment murder of a toddler whose body parts were found in a Chicago lagoon more than a year ago, police said.
Puerto Rico oversight board narrows list for law firms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The federal board tasked with overseeing a major financial overhaul in Puerto Rico has held interviews with a handful of candidates for its counsel from a wide list of applicants, people familiar with the talks said on Tuesday.
Minnesota archdiocese offers $132 million to settle sex abuse claims
(Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has offered to pay $132 million to settle hundreds of child sex abuse claims against its clergy under a revised bankruptcy reorganization plan filed in court on Tuesday.
