Singer and former Texas governor candidate, still Kinky in comeback album
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – After more than three decades, the unconventional politician, friend of two presidents, mystery novelist, animal lover and singer-songwriter Kinky Friedman is making something of a recording comeback.
Senate Democrats block effort to kill Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama achieved perhaps the greatest foreign policy victory of his six years in office on Thursday, when a Republican-backed effort to kill the Iran nuclear agreement was narrowly blocked in the U.S. Senate, …
New York governor pushes for $15 statewide minimum wage
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday he wants the state to raise its minimum wage over the next six years to $15 an hour, the highest of any U.S. state.
Scandal-hit former Virginia lawmaker bows out of election bid
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A former Virginia Democratic legislator, who won his last election campaigning from a jail cell and reported to the legislative session on work release, gave up his bid for the state Senate on Thursday, citing health concerns….
Congressional bill aims to get NFL to change the name ‘Redskins’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia’s non-voting congressional delegate introduced a bill on Thursday to strip the NFL of its federal antitrust protection as long as it allows Washington’s football team to use the name “Redskins,” a moniker…
U.S. outlines new policy for investigating corporate executives
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice laid out on Thursday a revised policy for prosecutors to focus on wrongdoing by corporate executives, drawing criticism it was too late after the 2008-09 financial meltdown and housing crisis.
Treasury’s Lew says U.S. can still borrow through late October
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Thursday maintained his forecast that U.S. borrowing capacity would last at least until late October, and added that the Treasury’s cash balance would temporarily rise with Sept. 15 tax payment…
Senate Democrats block move to derail Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican-backed measure to derail the Iran nuclear agreement was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, in a major foreign policy victory for Democratic President Barack Obama.
U.S. urged to tighten cyber security to counter Chinese hacking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States must beef up cyber security against Chinese hackers targeting a broad range of U.S. interests to raise the cost to China of engaging in such activities, America’s top intelligence official said on Thursday.
New York joins $79 million U.S. effort to process untested rape kits
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City prosecutor’s office joined the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday in a $79 million effort to help police in 20 U.S. states process untested rape kits that can provide physical evidence to help solve sexual assaults…
