U.S. consumer agency slams student loan servicers, eyes reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer watchdog reported widespread failures in the servicing of student loans on Tuesday and urged new rules to protect borrowers.
Recent U.S. grads less likely to see college as worth it: survey
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Recent U.S. college graduates are significantly less likely to think their education was worth the expense, amid concerns about growing tuition costs and student debt, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Two arrested in California after woman found beaten, malnourished in shed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man and his girlfriend who prosecutors say kept his sister locked in a storage shed in the Southern California community of Lancaster have been charged with torture and false imprisonment, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Baltimore judge schedules police trials in black man’s death
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Baltimore judge on Tuesday set trial dates, the first beginning in November, for six police officers charged in the death of a black man from an injury suffered in police custody, an event that triggered protests, arson and riot…
U.S. workers sue Monsanto claiming herbicide caused cancer
(Reuters) – A U.S. farm worker and a horticultural assistant have filed lawsuits claiming Monsanto Co.’s Roundup herbicide caused their cancers and Monsanto intentionally misled the public and regulators about the dangers of the herbicide.
Obama praises Secret Service handling of Pope, foreign leader visits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama praised the U.S. Secret Service for its work over the past week, which included visits to the White House by Pope Francis and Chinese President Xi Jinping as well as the United Nations General Assembly meet…
Family sues Utah ski resort over assault during Oktoberfest
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah family has filed a lawsuit against the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort alleging that they were attacked and seriously injured by a group of drunken men during its 2014 annual Oktoberfest.
No charges over disappearance of dead baby’s body in Ohio: police
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cincinnati police said on Tuesday there was no criminal intent and there will be no charges stemming from the disappearance of the body of an infant who died shortly after birth at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, some…
New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade allows second gay group
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will allow a second openly gay group to participate in next year’s march down Fifth Avenue, officials said on Tuesday, after ending the long-standing ban on LGBT groups last spring.
Georgia parole board rejects female death row inmate’s clemency bid
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia’s parole board on Tuesday denied a request for clemency by Kelly Gissendaner, the lone female death row inmate in the state.
