U.S. soldier to stand trial for 2009 Iraq shooting

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress center in Baghdad in 2009 has been ordered to stand trial in a U.S. military court, officials said on Friday. Sergeant John Russell, who could face the death penalty if convicted, is accused of going on a shooting spree at Camp Liberty, near the Baghdad airport, in an assault the military ...

Stress centre killings accused to stand trial

A US soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress centre in Baghdad in 2009 has been ordered to stand trial in a US military court.

Less stress for small banks

While the nation's financial giants will be subject to new guidelines for stress tests and enhanced risk management, the Federal Reserve clarified that community banks will not be held to these similar testing requirements. Smaller institutions have plenty of reasons to celebrate this news.

Bank regulators issue stress test principles

U.S. banking regulators released guidance that banks with more than $10 billion in assets should follow when conducting internal stress tests to identify weaknesses in their operations and on their balance ...

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