U.S.
CEOs Back in Corporate Jets
While U.S. boards have curtailed company-paid perks like hunting lodges and golf club memberships, CEOs are cranking up personal use of corporate jets. The boards defend the perk as a tool to ...
CDC Reports First U.S. Case of Deadly MERS Infection from Middle East
A deadly virus from the Middle East has been found in the U.S. for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today. The patient, an American health-care provider who ...
Senators to Push U.S. Cybersecurity Legislation
U.S. administration officials, private sector executives and privacy advocates are reviewing a draft of a bill that would encourage sharing of cybersecurity data between the government and companies, ...
U.S. Treasury Priority: Putting an End to Tax-Driven Business Moves Abroad
The Obama administration is seeking ways to curb tax-dodging by U.S. businesses that reincorporate overseas, a U.S. Treasury official told Reuters on Wednesday, highlighting growing concern about ...
Persistent Storm Leads to Massive Flooding In Two More States
It's become the storm that won't quit. After dropping multiple tornadoes, thunderstorms, heavy rains and flooding on states through the Southeast and Midwest, the mega-weather system has now ...
Train Carrying Crude Oil Tanks Derails in Central Va.
A CSX Corp. crude train derailed in Lynchburg, Va., sparking a fire in at least one tank car, spilling oil into a river and triggering a partial evacuation of the city's downtown. No injuries were ...
Demand for Jury Trial Denied; Ex-AIG Chief Greenberg to Face Judge He Wanted Removed
Former AIG chief Maurice "Hank" Greenberg will have to defend himself against claims of accounting fraud in a non-jury trial conducted by a judge he tried to remove for alleged bias. Justice Charles ...
Search Warrants Extend To Overseas Email Accounts, U.S. Judge Rules
Internet service providers must turn over customer emails and other digital content sought by U.S. government search warrants even when the information is stored overseas, a federal judge ruled on ...