Bob Schieffer, host of CBS’s ‘Face the Nation,’ to retire
(Reuters) – Bob Schieffer, the host of CBS’s “Face the Nation” program, said on Wednesday he will retire this summer after more than 50 years in journalism.
California bill banning child vaccine exemptions moves ahead
(Reuters) – California lawmakers on Wednesday pushed forward a bill that would ban parents from citing their personal beliefs as a reason to let their school-going children remain unvaccinated.
In Jamaica, Obama seeks to reassert U.S. leadership in Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) – President Barack Obama arrived in Jamaica on Wednesday to attend a Caribbean summit seeking to reassert U.S. leadership in the region at time when oil-producing Venezuela’s economic clout may be receding.
U.S. senator seeks to remove key provision from Iran nuclear bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic U.S. senator on Wednesday offered an amendment to a an Iran nuclear bill that would remove the measure’s tie to Iranian-sponsored terrorism, a change that could attract more support for the legislation from his party…
Chicago faces hard challenges, mayor vows softer approach
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised on Wednesday after his re-election to take a more conciliatory approach in tackling the serious problems facing the nation’s third-largest city.
In first steps on campaign trail, Rand Paul shadowed by Iran deal
MILFORD, N.H. (Reuters) – When Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky travels across the country this week as a newly minted presidential candidate, he will be greeted by $1 million worth of attack ads accusing him of being “wrong and dangerous” on Iran.
Emanuel’s re-election present: Chicago’s fiscal nightmare is just beginning
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rahm Emanuel may have been elected to a second term as Chicago’s mayor on Tuesday but now he faces a stark choice: inflict pain on the city’s population in the form of unpopular measures such as higher taxes or kick its pro…
U.S. Marines vow tough review of F-35 combat readiness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps plans to carry out a tough, separate “inspection” before declaring the first squadron of 10 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets ready for initial combat use, the Marine Corps’ top aviator said on Wednesda…
California Democrat Capps to retire from U.S. Congress
(Reuters) – Lois Capps, a liberal Democratic U.S. congresswoman from California known for her work on U.S. environmental policy and nursing issues, said on Wednesday she will not seek re-election to Congress next year after almost two decades in Washin…
Surge in voter turnout gives blacks new voice in Ferguson, Missouri
(Reuters) – A surge in voter turnout helped elect two new black city council members in Ferguson, a Missouri city found by the U.S. Justice Department to be rife with racial abuses in its police and court systems.
