U.S., Cuba to hold talks on normalizing airline service: U.S. official
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba plan to hold talks in Havana next week on normalizing airline service, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, a step that could benefit U.S. carriers if the island becomes open to American tourism.
Republican candidate Carson ‘absolutely’ stands by comments on Muslims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, under fire for saying a Muslim should not be president, said on Monday he “absolutely” stood by his comments but would be open to a moderate Muslim candidate who denounced radica…
Obama, in prison documentary: U.S. legal system has been ‘unjust’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has too long ignored the effect of high incarceration rates on minority and poor communities, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a TV documentary featuring an unprecedented presidential visit to a prison.
Republican Bush to propose freeze on new government regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican candidate Jeb Bush will pledge on Tuesday to place a freeze on new federal government regulations if he is elected president in November 2016, saying bureaucratic rules are weighing down the U.S. economy.
American Muslims fear a new wave of Islamophobia
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) – Muslim Americans responded with a mix of frustration, exasperation and anger to what many see as a growing wave of Islamophobia fueled by two of the Republican Party’s most popular presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Ben Carson.
Emanuel’s plan to charge for trash removal spotlights Chicago’s class divide
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago is just one of three major American cities that currently hauls away garbage for the bulk of its residents for free, but Mayor Rahm Emanuel is about to take away that perk – and finding that the rich and poor have very different views of trash collection in this city.
Walker exits 2016 presidential race
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin abruptly pulled out of the 2016 U.S. presidential race on Monday, doomed by a lightning-quick collapse from serious contender to also-ran candidate struggling to raise money….
American Muslims fear a new wave of Islamophobia
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) – Muslim Americans responded with a mix of frustration, exasperation and anger to what many see as a growing wave of Islamophobia fueled by two of the Republican Party’s most popular presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Ben Carson.
Chicago mayor to propose phased-in $543 million property tax hike
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday will propose the biggest-ever property tax hike for the cash-strapped city, $543 million over four years, as part of a plan to bring structural balance to the budget, the city announced on Monda…
Democrat Clinton to unveil plan to fight drug ‘price gouging’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will unveil a plan this week to cap out-of-pocket costs for specialty drugs, she said on Monday, after her tweet accusing companies of “price gouging” sent biotech stocks tumbling…
