Obama touts clean energy in bid to restore U.S. leadership in Caribbean
KINGSTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled a major clean energy partnership at a Caribbean summit where he sought to reassert U.S. leadership in the region at a time when the economic clout of oil-producing Venezuela appears to be…
Hillary Clinton to announce 2016 presidential run on Sunday: NY Daily News
(Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton will announce her 2016 presidential run on Sunday, the New York Daily News reported on Thursday, quoting an unidentified source close to Clinton.
NRA’s Tennessee meeting draws Republican hopefuls
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Republicans, guns and money will dominate a National Rifle Association meeting that starts on Thursday and is expected to attract about 70,000 people to Nashville, organizers said.
U.S. eyes robotics, longer-range weapons to ensure edge over foes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Thursday announced new steps to speed up weapons development, cut red tape and tap innovation in the commercial sector, and said robotics and longer-range arms could play a key role in securing U.S. technolog…
Prosecutors subpoenas NY-NJ agency records on World Trade Center deal
(Reuters) – Manhattan prosecutors have asked New York and New Jersey’s bi-state transportation agency for records that could shed light on whether politics played an inappropriate role in awarding the contract to run the observation deck at One World T…
Obama says concerned China uses size to bully others in region
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States is concerned China uses its “sheer size and muscle” to push around smaller countries in the South China Sea.
Obama says review complete of Cuba’s removal from terror list
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the U.S. State Department had completed its review of whether to remove Cuba from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism but that he was waiting for a recommendation from …
Warren: Clinton should say where she stands on trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren on Thursday said Hillary Clinton should stake out a position on a multi-nation trade deal being finalized by the Obama administration.
Obamacare push on last chance in Montana, fading in other states
(Reuters) – A legislative push in Montana to extend Obamacare health coverage to the working poor got a last-minute reprieve this week thanks to a procedural play by supporters, and similar efforts in other conservative states are flagging.
U.S. Marine Corps aims to boost aircraft readiness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps has launched a major drive to pump up the readiness of its aircraft after calculating that 158 of its helicopters, fighter jets and other planes – assets valued at $8.4 billion – are not ready for military u…
