Barack and Francois take center stage at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There were no “freedom fries” or any other remembrances from strained Franco-American ties in the past. Instead, it was dry-aged beef and plenty of bonhomie as President Barack Obama gave a lavish welcome to French President Fran…
U.S. Republicans seek Keystone approval; foes vow to risk arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of Republican senators on Tuesday called on the White House to approve the Keystone XL pipeline as foes vowed to risk arrest at protests against the controversial project.
Close race for successor to San Diego’s disgraced ex-mayor
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – In a race seen as too close to call, San Diego voters went to the polls on Tuesday to choose one of two city councilmen to succeed former Mayor Bob Filner, who resigned last summer amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment.
Washington state governor declares death penalty moratorium
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Washington state Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday declared a moratorium on carrying out the death penalty in his Pacific Northwest state, citing concerns about unequal application of justice in determining who is executed….
New hopes for U.S. data breach law collide with old reality
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Data thefts at U.S. retailers have rekindled enthusiasm in Congress for a single federal law on how customers should be notified about such breaches, but those efforts face the same roadblock as in the past: dozens of overlapping…
Hillary Clinton faces new barrage from the right over Benghazi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Establishment Republicans and a right-wing group of former spies and special forces operatives that says it is nonpartisan but has historical Republican ties are raising a ruckus over Hillary Rodham Clinton’s handling of the 2012…
U.S. House panel advances bill banning cellphone calls on planes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Responding to a public outcry after U.S. regulators said they would consider allowing passengers to make cellphone calls during flights, lawmakers on a House of Representatives panel on Tuesday overwhelmingly advanced a bill to b…
U.S. spy chief: Russia “certainly” a suspect in diplomat comment flap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American intelligence agencies “certainly” consider Russia a possible suspect behind the release of a telephone call recording that surfaced last week in which a U.S. diplomat was heard crudely disparaging the European Union, the…
Gabrielle Giffords, husband pen book urging gun laws to save lives
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was gravely wounded in a 2011 shooting rampage, has written a book with her husband “to rouse the long-overdue conversation” for gun control, a cause she has focused on since leavin…
Obama says U.S., France agree on continued enforcement of Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and France agree on the need to enforce existing sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday.
