Clinton apologizes for using private email as U.S. secretary of state
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for the first time apologized on Tuesday for using a private email server at her New York home for her official communications as secretary of state.
Exclusive: U.S. to shift 50 staff to boost office handling Clinton emails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department plans to move about 50 workers into temporary jobs to bolster the office sifting through Hillary Clinton’s emails and grappling with a vast backlog of other requests for information to be declassified, o…
Democratic Senator Cantwell to support Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell said on Tuesday she would back the Iran nuclear deal.
No easy passage seen for California climate change bills
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers negotiated frantically behind the scenes on Tuesday over the fate of several proposals to dramatically reduce the state’s use of fossil fuels and slash the amount of greenhouse gases that legally coul…
Clinton says ‘sorry’ for using private email at U.S. State Department
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton apologized for using a private email server in her New York home for her work as secretary of state in an interview on Tuesday.
Obama vows to ‘dominate’ at Duke basketball fantasy camp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After President Barack Obama offered kind words to Duke University’s championship basketball team at the White House on Tuesday, Blue Devils Coach Mike Krzyzewski offered the president an invitation to Duke’s “fantasy camp” for “…
New York Governor Cuomo pledges healthcare help to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico, whose leaders have complained of unequal federal treatment on healthcare, may get some help from the state with the most Puerto Rican citizens outside the island itself – New York.
Battle lines drawn as legislative fight over labeling looms
(Reuters) – Combatants in a national food fight over labeling genetically modified products are gearing up for a showdown in the U.S. Senate, campaign leaders said on Tuesday.
Billionaire Buffett praises socialist Sanders but sticks with Clinton
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Tuesday praised the presidential campaign of self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders, even though Buffett said he still backs Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
After aide shot, New York governor urges national gun control
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A day after one of his top aides was critically wounded by a stray bullet, Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday called for a national gun control policy, saying that New York’s tough firearms laws are ineffective if they stand alone.
