New York man plotted to harm Muslims, Obama with X-ray device: prosecutor
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – A Ku Klux Klan member conspired to use a remote-controlled X-ray device hidden in a truck, which he called “Hiroshima on a light switch,” as a weapon of mass destruction to harm Muslims and President Barack Obama, a prosecutor …
In bid to jump-start campaign, Walker tries to channel Trump
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Sinking in the polls here, Scott Walker started on Monday to sound very much like the man he is now chasing in the Republican presidential race, Donald Trump.
State Department refers 305 Clinton emails for review: court filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has so far identified 305 emails from Hillary Clinton’s private server used while she was secretary of state to be reviewed for potentially classified information, the agency said in a court filing on Mo…
With fist-bump and autographs, Trump fulfills jury duty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump completed his jury duty in New York in one day on Monday, signing autographs and giving a fist-bump to a supporter amid a swarm of media.
Illinois governor offers revamped property tax freeze bill
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner unveiled on Monday a revamped bill to freeze local property taxes in hopes of wooing votes by Democratic lawmakers by boosting funding for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and other financially struggl…
Senator Menendez to announce Iran nuclear pact stance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Robert Menendez, who is widely expected to oppose a proposed nuclear deal with Iran, is set on Tuesday to formally announce his position on the pact.
IRS says cyberattacks more extensive than previously thought
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Monday a hacking attack into one of its computer databases revealed in May was much more extensive than previously thought, with nearly three times as many taxpayers hit by data theft….
Clinton tells organized labor she would enhance Social Security for some
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton has told the AFL-CIO she wants to improve Social Security benefits for women and lower-income seniors, offering a glimpse of the Democratic presidential front-runner’s thinking on a topic she has rarely addressed on…
Eying 2016, Republicans hail ‘historic’ Washington state tuition cuts
SEATTLE (Reuters) – With his parents out of work and an office job paying his bills, college junior Shane Bang remembers the anxiety he felt when his younger brother told his family he was headed to University of Washington in the fall.
White House program to aim at combating rise in heroin deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a rise nationally in fatal heroin overdoses, the White House on Monday will announce a plan pairing law enforcement officials with public health workers in an effort to emphasize treatment rather than prosecution of addicts,…
