AllSides Balanced Search

On March 10, as fears were swirling over the health of the nation’s banks, an investment account belonging to the children of Representative Jared Moskowitz, Democrat of Florida, sold shares of Seacoast Banking Corporation worth $65,000 to $150,000.

Two days later, with the government working to control the crisis, Mr. Moskowitz said in a television interview that he had attended a

A United States Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela, the Department of Defense announced. The Pentagon revealed the news Wednesday, saying the unidentified enlisted sailor was traveling unauthorized for personal business. According to the Associated Press, he is believed to have been taken into custody on or around Aug. 30. “The U.S. Navy is looking into this and working closely with

Edward B. Johnson, who as an anonymous C.I.A. agent in 1980 helped rescue six American diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis by casting them as a Hollywood crew scouting a Mideast location — an audacious escape that itself became grist for an Oscar-winning movie — died on Aug. 27 at his home in Fairfax, Va. He was 81. The cause was complications of pneumonia, his son Harold said. Documents

Bank of America Corp. has hired Tim Carpenter from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to co-lead its software investment banking practice, according to people familiar with the matter.

Carpenter, who’s based in Boston, will join Bank of America as a managing director in December after a period of leave, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. He’ll work