Majority of Colorado voters say legal pot has been good for state: poll
DENVER (Reuters) – More than half of Colorado voters polled believe legalizing recreational marijuana has been good for the state but were unlikely to vote for a candidate for public office who regularly uses pot, a poll released on Monday showed.
Detroit reaches labor deal with city unions
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit and a coalition of 14 city employee unions have reached a tentative deal on five-year collective bargaining agreements, federal court-appointed mediators said on Monday.
U.S. senators ask federal agency to act on recalled GM cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Democratic U.S. senators on Monday called on the Department of Transportation to urge owners of 2.6 million recalled General Motors cars to stop driving them until they are repaired, which could take months as dealerships wai…
Obama’s health secretary nominee faces May 8 Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama’s nominee for U.S. health secretary, will appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee on May 8 for the first of two confirmation hearings, a committee off…
U.S. Justice Department to collect, study arrest data for racial bias
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday said it will begin collecting data on stops, searches and arrests made in five U.S. cities to weed out possible racial biases within the criminal justice system.
Obama hails security pact with Philippines, says no threat to China
MANILA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said a new military pact signed with the Philippines on Monday granting a larger presence for U.S. forces would bolster the Southeast Asian country’s maritime security, but was not aimed at countering China’s g…
Obama praises business deals, touts U.S. enterprise
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – President Barack Obama watched over the signing of three business deals in Malaysia on Monday, using the opportunity to promote U.S. commercial expertise during a four-country swing through Asia.
SEC probing New Jersey Governor Christie’s transport funding: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal securities regulators are probing whether New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration improperly diverted funds from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for use on transport projects in New Jersey, the pub…
Philippines, U.S. to sign new military pact, part of U.S. pivot
MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The United States and the Philippines will sign a new 10-year security pact on Monday that will allow for a larger U.S. military presence as it struggles to raise its defense capabilities amid territorial disputes with C…
For Washington, Palestinian pact not the end of Middle East peace hopes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The unity pact between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the militant group Hamas dealt a sharp punch to U.S.-driven peace negotiations with Israel, but the Americans insisted it was not a fatal blow to the struggling talks…
