California lawmakers pass tax credit for developer of stealth bomber
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers on Thursday passed a tax credit meant to lure aerospace companies working on a new stealth bomber to the state, but the measure will benefit only one of two teams of companies fighting to win the contr…
Lawyers for former Connecticut governor seek dismissal of campaign charges
NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) – Attorneys for former Connecticut Governor John Rowland, forced to resign a decade ago for corruption, have asked that new campaign finance violation charges he faces be dismissed on grounds they are unconstitutional.
Texas governor renews calls for National Guard at U.S.-Mexico border
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry and a key U.S. lawmaker renewed Republican calls on Thursday for National Guard troops to be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to help stem a surge of Central American nationals entering the United States…
Colorado sues Boulder County to stop same-sex marriage licenses
DENVER (Reuters) – The Colorado attorney general filed a lawsuit in district court on Thursday to stop the Boulder County clerk from issuing same-sex marriage licenses after a regional appeals court ruling backed gay nuptials in neighboring Utah.
Obama, Germany’s Merkel consult on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama consulted by phone on Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and agreed to keep up the pressure on Russia to defuse the crisis in Ukraine or face more economic sanctions.
Colorado sues Boulder County to stop same-sex marriage licenses
DENVER (Reuters) – The Colorado attorney general filed a lawsuit in district court on Thursday against Boulder County Clerk Hillary Hall in an effort to stop her from issuing same-sex marriage licenses after a regional appeals court ruling backed gay n…
Lawyers for former Connecticut governor seek dismissal of campaign charges
NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) – Attorneys for former Connecticut Governor John Rowland, forced to resign a decade ago for corruption, have asked that new campaign finance violation charges he faces be dismissed on grounds they are unconstitutional.
Republican Senate hopeful says teenage daughter pregnant: report
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A Louisiana Republican seeking to unseat Democratic U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu announced on Thursday that his unwed teenaged daughter is pregnant, a local newspaper reported.
Phones, shoes to face scrutiny as airport security tightened: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Airlines with direct flights to the United States have been told to tighten screening of mobile phones and shoes in response to intelligence reports of increased threats from al Qaeda-affiliated militant groups, U.S. officials sa…
College wins U.S. top court temporary exemption on Obamacare birth control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court gave a Christian college in Illinois a temporary exemption from birth control coverage required by President Barack Obama’s health reform law, days after ruling that for-profit employers can opt out for rel…
