U.S. has ‘serious concerns’ about possible Iranian U.N. envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has told Iran it has deep misgivings about the possibility that Hamid Abutalebi, a veteran Iranian diplomat, may be named to serve as Tehran’s new ambassador at the United Nations, the State Department said on W…
Federal agencies have dropped the ball on data breaches: GAO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal agencies have a spotty record of handling data breaches, which can include the theft of sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, financial data and health history, the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress …
With an eye on 2016, Louisiana’s Jindal offers healthcare plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who is testing the waters for the 2016 presidential race, on Wednesday unveiled a set of ideas on U.S. healthcare policy that he said could take the place of President Barack Obama’s signature hea…
Former U.S. analyst sentenced to 13 months in rare leak case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge sentenced a former State Department analyst on Wednesday to 13 months in prison for sharing classified information about North Korea with a reporter in 2009 without authorization.
Hoboken, NJ, to vote on letting lawyer testify in Christie probes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawmakers in Hoboken, New Jersey, will decide on Wednesday whether to let a city attorney cooperate with investigators probing claims of political intimidation by aides to Republican Governor Chris Christie, a likely White House co…
Lawmakers signal Palestinian action could threaten funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday they were unhappy about the Palestinian leadership’s decision to sign more than a dozen international conventions, and warned it could trigger a cutoff of U.S. aid.
U.S. senator accuses GM of ‘culture of cover-up’ in recalls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors came under withering attack for its decade-long failure to notify the public about defective parts linked to fatal crashes, as a U.S. Senate hearing opened on Wednesday with accusations that the company fostered “a…
Lawmakers call for declassifying CIA report, cite torture
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee came out on Wednesday in favor of declassifying parts of a report on the CIA’s use of “enhanced interrogation” methods, saying they had concluded some detainees “were subjecte…
U.S. “fundamentally stands” with Central Asia on independence after Crimea
ALMATY (Reuters) – The United States will “fundamentally stand” with post-Soviet Central Asian nations to protect their territorial integrity and independence, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday, sending a signal to Russia after its annexation of…
Supreme Court rules for airline in frequent flyer dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that an airline customer cannot sue after being thrown out of a frequent flyer program.
