BOSTON – Suffolk University says a graduate has pledged a record $10 million to the school for a scholarship fund. Continue Reading Below The gift, the largest single alumni donation in the university’s history, will fund scholarships for students in need from Massachusetts. The Boston Globe reports Suffolk will name […]
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Gulf Coast to Northeast being hit with wintry mix of snow, ice
The entire Gulf Coast region was paralyzed on Wednesday morning with hundreds of schools and flights cancelled and interstates shut down. A state of emergency has already been declared in North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama due to the winter weather moving through the region. Schools in at least 10 states, […]
Bob Dole to be presented with Congressional Gold Medal; Trump set to attend
Former congressman, senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole was one of the few prominent GOP names to support President Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Trump will repay that support on Wednesday as he appears at an award ceremony granting Dole the Congressional Gold Medal. Dole served as a congressman […]
US Bancorp’s 4Q profit rises 16%
Jan 17 (Reuters) – U.S. Bancorp reported a 16 percent increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday as it booked a $910-million tax benefit due to new U.S. tax laws. Continue Reading Below The biggest U.S. regional bank by assets said net income attributable to common shareholders rose to $1.61 billion […]
Bitcoin jolted by regulation worries, tumbles 11% on extended sell-off
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin skidded more than 11 percent on Wednesday, extending a precipitous downturn in fortunes with investors spooked by fears regulators might clamp down on an asset whose value has skyrocketed in the past year. Continue Reading Below The price of the world’s biggest and best known cryptocurrency […]
Wife of man deported after 30 years in U.S.: ICE can’t “shut me up”
The family of a Michigan man deported to Mexico are blaming a legal blunder for his removal. Immigration officials forced Jorge Garcia, who has lived in the U.S. for about 30 years, to return to Mexico this week. He has an American wife and two children. CBS News’ Anna Werner […]
Mom wants to know who pulled teen daughter from fiery crash
LINCOLN, Calif. — A mother is taking to social media to find the people who saved her daughter’s life after a fiery crash on Tuesday in Lincoln. According to the California Highway Patrol, a woman in her late teens was entering the highway when she lost control on a wet […]
Health-conscious Nestle sells U.S. candy to Ferrero for $2.8 billion
FILE PHOTO: The Nestle logo is pictured on the company headquarters entrance building in Vevey, Switzerland February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo January 17, 2018 By Martinne Geller and Francesca Landini LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – Swiss food group Nestle <NESN.S> has agreed to sell its U.S. confectionery business to Italy’s Ferrero […]
Pence urges peaceful end to standoff over Afghan Governor
FILE PHOTO: Atta Mohammad Noor, Governor of the Balkh province, gestures as he speaks during an interview in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan January 1, 2018. REUTERS/Anil Usyan January 17, 2018 KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called for a peaceful change of leadership in the northern Afghan province of Balkh, […]
Euro surge threatens profitable bond trades
FILE PHOTO: The signature of the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, is seen on the new 50 euro banknote during a presentation by the German Central Bank (Bundesbank) at its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach January 17, 2018 By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON […]