MLB’s Atlanta Braves say pitcher Tommy Hanson dead at 29
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson, once considered among baseball’s most promising young talents before being beset by shoulder injuries, has died in Atlanta at age 29, the team said on Tuesday.
Chipotle to reopen 43 restaurants after E. coli all-clear
(Reuters) – Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc said it would reopen all 43 restaurants in Seattle and Portland after health officials found no evidence of E. coli bacteria at those outlets.
Virginia plans $3.5 billion bond, to announce $1 billion in road investment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Virginia is planning a $3.5 billion bond sale to fund public universities in the state as well as $1 billion of projects to upgrade road infrastructure, the state’s governor, Terry McAuliffe, said on Tuesday.
Texas home-health agency indicted in $13 million Medicare fraud: U.S. Justice Dept.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal agents arrested and indicted the owners and administrators of a Texas-based home-health agency on Tuesday for defrauding Medicare of around $13 million through billing for unnecessary or non-existent services, the U.S. Ju…
U.S. regulators accused two Chinese citizens of insider trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. securities regulators have accused two Chinese citizens at a peer-to-peer lending platform of engaging in insider trading ahead of the announcement that two companies had agreed to be acquired by private equity firms.
Court postpones hearing on alleged Connecticut mobster
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A federal court in Connecticut has rescheduled a hearing at which lawyers for an accused Connecticut mobster will ask a judge to dismiss gun charges against him, contending they are an effort by federal agents to make him tal…
Terminally ill man granted wish to see Star Wars movie has died
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The terminally ill Texas man and “Star Wars” fan who was granted his dying wish to see the new “The Force Awakens” film before it comes out in theaters has died, just a few days after viewing the movie, the man’s wife said in …
VW only carmaker found cheating by U.S. regulator: magazine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen is the only carmaker whose diesel engines have been found so far by a U.S. regulator to be using illicit emissions-control software, German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported.
Florida ‘Facebook Killer’ to claim self defense in wife’s murder
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida man accused of shooting his wife and posting an image of her lifeless body on Facebook was acting in self defense, his lawyer plans to argue at the start of his Miami murder trial on Tuesday.
Ohio State quarterback pleads guilty to impaired driving
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – J.T. Barrett, the starting quarterback for the undefeated Ohio State University Buckeyes, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to driving a vehicle while impaired, after being stopped by police last month at a checkpoint.
