Detroit mayor promises more jobs, less blight for bankrupt city
DETROIT (Reuters) – Nearly two months into his tenure as Detroit mayor, Mike Duggan outlined a plan for adding jobs and removing abandoned buildings in the bankrupt city during his first state of the city address Wednesday night.
Kerry decries ‘new isolationism’, says U.S. acts like poor nation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry decried what he called a “new isolationism” in the United States on Wednesday and suggested that the country was beginning to behave like a poor nation.
California lawmaker convicted of voter fraud allowed to take paid leave
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A Democratic state senator convicted of eight felonies will be allowed to take a paid leave of absence, angering Republicans who called on Wednesday for his resignation, a move that could weaken Democrats’ tenuous hol…
Kerry likens Uganda anti-gay law to anti-Semitism and apartheid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday likened new anti-gay legislation in Uganda that imposes harsh penalties for homosexuality to anti-Semitic laws in Nazi Germany or apartheid South Africa.
Kerry: U.S. won’t take Venezuelan blame for things it hasn’t done
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to improve relations with Venezuela’s new government but will not stand by when Caracas falsely accuses it of stoking violence, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, a day after Washin…
Arizona governor expected to announce decision on bill critics call anti-gay
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, under mounting pressure to reject a newly passed bill derided by critics as a license to discriminate against gays in the name of religion, was expected to announce on Wednesday whether she will veto or …
Washington state law to aid undocumented immigrant students
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Washington became the fifth U.S. state to offer college financial aid to students brought into the country illegally as children, as Democratic Governor Jay Inslee signed legislation on Wednesday to make them eligible fo…
U.S. Senate leader Reid blasts Koch brothers over Obamacare ads
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid accused the billionaire Koch brothers on Wednesday of being ‘un-American” for spreading headline-grabbing “lies” about President Barack Obama’s healthcare law.
Kerry: U.S. must pursue Iran talks before considering going to war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has an obligation to pursue nuclear negotiations with Iran before it considers going to war with Tehran to force it to give up its nuclear activities, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.
Obama pitches plan to fix crumbling U.S. roads, bridges
ST PAUL, Minnesota (Reuters) – President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday a four-year, $302 billion plan to repair the country’s crumbling roads and bridges, but the proposal, which relies on tax reform for funding, is not expected to gain traction …
