SEC going to trial against BofA on Merrill bonuses; bank also exits $118B loss guarantee dealWASHINGTON — Bank of America Corp. now faces a trial with the Securities and Exchange Commission over billions in bonuses paid at Merrill Lynch, after a judge threw out the bank’s $33 million settlement and rebuked the agency for not pursuing charges against executives. Counselors to be available at Texas school after girl dies, another injured in awning collapseBRIDGEPORT, Texas — Counselors will be available for students at a Texas high school after one girl died and another was injured when an awning fell on the teenagers. |