Ex-Las Vegas real estate agent indicted on fraud charges

William Waller faces charges of tax evasion, attempting to interfere with internal revenue laws, making a false statement on a loan application to a bank and failure to file tax returns, according to the indictment. William Waller faces charges of tax evasion, attempting to interfere with internal revenue laws, making a false statement on a loan application to a bank and failure to file tax returns, according to the indictment.

FEMA specialists to help hurricane victims

As Texans repair, build or rebuild their homes after Hurricane Harvey, home improvement stores and FEMA mitigation specialists are teaming up to provide free information, tips and literature on making homes stronger and safer. FEMA mitigation specialists will answer questions and offer tips and techniques to build hazard-resistant homes using proven methods that will prevent or reduce damage from future disasters.

Fed raises rates, keeps forecast for 3 hikes in 2018

The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate and kept its forecast for three hikes in 2018 amid modest inflation Fed raises rates, keeps forecast for 3 hikes in 2018 The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate and kept its forecast for three hikes in 2018 amid modest inflation Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2DL2wlt Jerome Powell listens to President Trump announce him as Trump's nominee for Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2017. If confirmed, Jerome Powell will succeed Janet Yellen as chair of the US central bank.

Veterans home workers remembered as devoted caregivers

2012 photo provided by Tom Turner shows Christine Loeber, a victim of the veterans home shooting on Friday, March 9, 2018 in Yountville, Calif, Loeber was executive director of the Pathway Home, a treatment program for ... . FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2018, file photo, Carl Lewis in his market in Rankin, Pa.

The Latest: China hopes for restart of N. Korea negotiations

In this Jan. 18, 2018 photo provided by NAU Athletics, Northern Arizona's Omar Ndiaye warms up before an NCAA college basketball game against Eastern Washington in Flagstaff, Ariz. Ndiaye does not have a right hand due to a birth defect, but was still talented enough to become a Division I basketball player.

Senate poised to ease Dodd-Frank rules for most banks

Ten years after a financial crisis rocked the nation's economy, the Senate is poised to pass legislation that would roll back some of the safeguards Congress put into place to prevent a relapse. The move to alter some key aspects of the Dodd-Frank law has overwhelming Republican support and enough Democratic backing that it's expected to gain the 60 votes necessary to clear the Senate.

Kansas racist insults and spits on black preschooler at Hooters – and …

Trump was angry and 'unglued' when he started a trade war, officials say - WASHINGTON - With global markets shaken by President Donald Trump's surprise decision to impose strict tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, the president went into battle mode on Friday: "Trade wars are good, and easy to win," he wrote on Twitter.

RBS swings to first profit in a decade but US settlement looms over 2018 results

Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a bottom-line profit for the first time in a decade, but warned that a pending settlement with the US Department of Justice could hit 2018 results. The lender swung out of the red to report a A 752 million profit for 2017, marking a major improvement on the A 6.95 billion loss which the lender reported a year ago - one of the biggest since its Government bailout in 2008.

UK banking titans poised to report finances in busy week for sector

Britain's biggest banks will reveal annual figures this week after another eventful year for the sector, clouded once more by mis-selling scandals and controversy over past misdeeds. The performance of state-backed Royal Bank of Scotland, which reports on Friday, will hinge on whether the lender is hit by a pending settlement with the US Department of Justice over claims it mis-sold risky mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.

Lobbying expenses spiked as Congress shaped tax overhaul

This Dec. 3, 2015, file photo shows an existing home for sale in Roswell, Ga. Money spent on lobbying by corporations, trade associations and special interest groups spiked during the final three months of 2017 as they battled for the biggest breaks possible in the most dramatic rewrite of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years.