Gun control group sues Kansas governor over gun rights law
OVERLAND PARK Kan. (Reuters) – A gun violence prevention group sued Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and the state’s attorney general on Wednesday, challenging a one-year-old state law on the grounds that it violates the U.S. Constitution by nullifying fe…
Bill allowing parole for young offenders advances in Massachusetts
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts legislators passed a bill that would grant people convicted of first-degree murder while under age 18 a chance at parole after serving at least 20 years of their sentence.
Boehner: Obama border funding plan needs study, wants enforcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday that Republicans needed to study President Barack Obama’s $3.7 billion emergency spending request for border security before passing judgment on it.
Boehner calls U.S. Republican highway funding plan ‘really solid’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican House Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday he welcomes a plan to extend U.S. highway funding until May 31, 2015, from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp and hopes to see it pass the House of Repre…
China, U.S. say committed to managing differences
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States need to manage their differences, the leaders of both countries said on Wednesday at the start of annual talks expected to focus on cyber-security, maritime disputes, the Chinese currency and an investmen…
U.S., China ink coal, clean energy deals but climate differences remain
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China on Tuesday signed eight partnership pacts to cut greenhouse gases that will bring the world’s two biggest carbon emitters closer together on climate policy, but fundamental differences between …
Disgraced former New Orleans Mayor Nagin due for sentencing
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Disgraced former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was set to be sentenced by a federal judge on Wednesday on 20 corruption charges that could land him in prison for two decades.
Obama shoots pool in night out on the town in Denver
DENVER (Reuters) – A man shouted “get that man a beer” and sure enough, President Barack Obama soon had a cold pint in his hand and prepared to play billiards with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper.
Obama says U.S. committed to cooperating with China
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said the United States is committed to building a “new model” of relations with China that is defined by cooperation and the constructive management of differences.
U.S. judge declines to dismiss charges against ex-Connecticut governor
MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss charges that former Connecticut Governor John Rowland violated campaign finance laws while working as an adviser to congressional campaigns after leaving office.
