Canadian Pacific CEO to railroads: Let us fix Chicago
TORONTO (Reuters) – With his push to turn around Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd ahead of schedule, Chief Executive Hunter Harrison has his eye on another challenge: the logistics nightmare that is Chicago.
Chaotic scene outside White House a challenge for Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If James McGinley had his way, he would take his message around the world, but he does not have the money and instead is sitting cross-legged in Lafayette Park across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House with the words “Wage …
Husband gets 41 months prison in ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ fraud case
NEWARK N.J. (Reuters) – Joe Giudice, reality television cast member and husband of one of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” was sentenced on Thursday to 41 months in prison in the couple’s federal fraud case.
Three men indicted over mob link to Boston-area casino deal
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted three men on charges they tried to conceal a mob associate’s ownership stake in land near Boston upon which Wynn Resorts has proposed to build a $1.6 billion casino.
Political clash over U.S. history sparks Colorado school protests
JEFFERSON COUNTY Colo. (Reuters) – Sitting with friends by a skate park near a Colorado high school known more for an infamous shooting than conflict over curriculum, 17-year-old Charlotte Beierle said attempts to play down the darker parts of U.S. his…
U.S. Air Force seeks to apply satellite savings lessons to other programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force hopes to translate its recent successes in driving down the cost of huge satellite programs to a range of other weapons, including Lockheed Martin Corp’s C-130J transport plane, a top official told Reuters.
Four California teenagers arrested over chicken slaughter
(Reuters) – Sheriff’s deputies have arrested four teenage boys suspected of slaughtering more than 900 chickens that were beaten to death by intruders at a poultry farm in central California, authorities said.
L.A. fashion district faces closer scrutiny in money laundering probe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department will soon order heightened financial disclosure requirements for about 2,000 businesses in the Los Angeles fashion district, which is suspected of operating as a major money laundering hub for Mexica…
Don King liable for canceled title fight after boxer’s drug test
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge found boxing promoter Don King liable for breach of contract over an April 25 World Boxing Association cruiserweight championship bout that was canceled after one of his fighters, challenger Guillermo Jones, failed a d…
U.S. government should copy tobacco growers’ child labor ban: HRW
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The ban by two leading U.S. tobacco growers’ groups on the use of child labor puts pressure on Washington to end the employment of children in hazardous and unhealthy work, a children’s rights activist said on Thur…
