NSA’s surveillance a ‘trade barrier’ for EU companies: EU official
PARIS (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency’s mass surveillance is a trade barrier for European Internet companies trying to provide services in the United States, a top EU official said on Monday.
American Airlines’ Envoy unit in tentative agreement with pilots
(Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc subsidiary Envoy Air has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots, according to an internal letter from Sunday reviewed by Reuters.
Teen apparel retailer Delia*s files for bankruptcy
(Reuters) – Teen apparel retailer Delia*s Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it had hired advisers to help liquidate its assets.
U.S. Attorney General to expand profiling guidelines for federal agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce on Monday revisions to federal law enforcement guidelines that are designed to limit profiling and set an example for local police, according to a Justice Department official.
NYC jail guard faces trial over death of inmate who ate ‘soap ball’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former guard at New York City’s Rikers Island faces trial Monday on a federal charge that he deliberately ignored the medical needs of a mentally ill inmate who died after swallowing a corrosive disinfectant.
New Jersey house fire kills five, including infant: report
(Reuters) – An infant was among five people killed when a fire tore through three houses in New Jersey on Sunday, a newspaper reported, citing the county prosecutor’s office.
Carolers in New York tweak classics to protest police violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amid a sea of holiday shoppers, about 30 protesters, among them professional opera singers, gathered on Sunday in midtown New York to sing Christmas carols modified with lyrics lamenting recent cases of police violence against African American males. 
‘Charlie Brown’ Christmas tree in Pennsylvania gets lone red bulb
READING, Pa. (Reuters) – A scraggly Christmas tree in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania, was adorned on Sunday with a single red bulb, in a ceremony reminiscent of events in the animated holiday classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” 
Carolers in New York tweak classics to protest police violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amid a sea of holiday shoppers, about 30 protesters, among them professional opera singers, gathered on Sunday in midtown New York to sing Christmas carols modified with lyrics lamenting recent cases of police violence against African American males. 
People in animal costumes forced to evacuate Chicago hotel
(Reuters) – People dressed in assorted animal costumes were sent into the cold Chicago night early Sunday when a chlorine leak forced them and others to evacuate a large hotel that was hosting an annual convention called Midwest FurFest.
