U.S., Mexico open first new rail link in over a century
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The United States and Mexico on Tuesday opened their first new rail link in more than a century as part of plans to update infrastructure carrying nearly $600 billion a year in bilateral trade, officials said.
Ex-JP Morgan analyst, two friends charged with insider trading
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former analyst with J.P. Morgan Securities and two friends who prosecutors say made more than $600,000 by trading on inside information have been indicted on federal charges, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
U.S. Army nears high-stakes award for Humvee replacement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army is expected to award a contract on Tuesday for a new armored truck to replace thousands of aging Humvees, a long-awaited deal that could be worth up to $30 billion for the winning team.
Maryland sets first U.S. state profiling guidelines for police
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) – Maryland’s attorney general on Tuesday issued the first U.S. state guidelines that bar arbitrary police profiling of races and minority groups.
U.S. court upholds racketeering conviction against Hollywood investigator
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court upheld several convictions against Anthony Pellicano over illegal wiretaps, including racketeering, while reversing a conviction for aiding and abetting computer fraud.
U.S. appeals court rules against New Jersey sports betting law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled against a New Jersey law authorizing sports gambling in the state, upholding a lower court ruling that voided the state’s repeal of some prohibitions against sports gambling.
U.S. court rejects Republican challenge to SEC pay-to-play rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court handed the Securities and Exchange Commission a victory on Tuesday by dismissing a challenge from two state Republican parties to the regulator’s pay-to-play rule for investment advisers.
Osram Sylvania recalls LED lamps amid reports of overheating
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Osram Sylvania Inc is recalling about 55,000 T8 LED lamps after receiving 34 reports of overheating and melting, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
Florida State football star acquitted of battery, reinstated to team
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A star running back for Florida State University’s football squad may return to the field on Tuesday, one day after he was acquitted of a misdemeanor battery charge that he punched a young woman in the mouth outside a bar….
Boston bombing juror would have voted for life, not death: media
BOSTON (Reuters) – One of the 12 jurors who voted to sentence Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death would have opted for life had he known that one of the victims’ families wanted the defendant spared, he told Boston’s WBUR radio.
