By Julien Pretot and Krystal Hu BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Eileen Gu got her maiden Olympics off to a dream start as the U.S. born teenager landed a tricky jump to become the first freeski Big Air champion at the Beijing Games, taking the host country …
Chicago banker gets year in prison for bribing Trump campaign official
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – The former head of a Chicago bank was sentenced on Monday to a year and a day in prison for approving millions of dollars in risky loans in exchange for a post in the Trump administration. Stephen Calk, 57, former chairman and…
New Jersey joins U.S. states ending school mask mandates as Omicron ebbs
By Rami Ayyub (Reuters) – The governors of New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware on Monday said their states would lift school mask mandates in the coming weeks, aiming for a return to “normalcy” as a surge in COVID-19 infections fueled by the Omicron v…
U.S. urges N.Korea to focus on needs of its people, not missiles
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States called on North Korea on Monday to defund its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and prioritize the needs of its own people, as Russia and China blamed sanctions for worsening the hum…
U.S. charges China’s Hytera with conspiring with ex-Motorola staff to steal technology
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it has brought criminal charges against China-based telecommunications company Hytera, accusing it of conspiring with Motorola Solutions Inc employees to steal the Amer…
‘Where can we go?’ Fear and self-defence near Ukraine’s eastern frontiers
DONETSK/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Viktor, a pensioner, goes to sleep in breakaway eastern Ukraine, listening out for shelling in case he needs to take cover. In the city of Kharkiv, Viktoria Makarova, a building firm manager, is learning to fire a r…
Amazon plans to more than double base pay cap for employees – memo
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc plans to more than double its base pay cap to $350,000, from its previous maximum salary of $160,000 for U.S. employees, according to a company memo. The e-commerce giant will increase the overall compensation range for most …
U.S. Senate Democrats press JPMorgan for details on debt collection practices
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior Democrats in the U.S. Senate are pressing JPMorgan Chase & Co for details on how they take overdue credit card borrowers to court. In a letter sent to the bank on Monday, Senate Banking Committee Chairman …
Biden pledges end to Nord Stream 2 if Russia invades Ukraine
By Andrea Shalal, Andreas Rinke and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would be halted if Russia invades Ukraine and stressed unity with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the West…
Second person to plead guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A second person charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 has agreed to plead guilty and testify at a trial in March, according to a federal court filing on Monday. Kaleb Franks, 27, will plead…