Emails link Christie staffer, lane closings in NJ political controversy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Claims that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration closed traffic lanes at the George Washington Bridge as payback against a political opponent were boosted on Wednesday with the publication of a series of incriminatin…
U.S. needs modern nuclear deterrent despite high price tag -Hagel
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday the United States had always supported a strong nuclear deterrent and would continue to do so, even as it braces for a nuclear forces overhaul that analysts say could c…
Boeing machinists allege unfair labor practices, seek revote
NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) – Angry Boeing machinists have filed eight unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board alleging their union’s top leaders manipulated a recent contract vote, and demanding that ballots be recast.
Obama edges closer to decisions on intelligence reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama consulted intelligence officials on Wednesday on ways to rein in U.S. surveillance practices as he nears the end of a review likely to lead to changes as to how bulk telephone data is handled as well as res…
N.J. Gov. Christie says misled by staff in bridge scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday said he was misled by his staff after fresh revelations that a top aide played a key role in closing some lanes leading to one of the world’s busiest bridges in what critics say was a…
Police group opposes Obama civil rights nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group that represents U.S. police officers is opposing President Barack Obama’s choice for a top civil rights post because he helped represent a man convicted in the 1981 killing of a Philadelphia officer.
N.J. Governor Christie says misled by staff in bridge scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday said he was misled by his staff after fresh revelations that a top aide played a key role in closing some lanes leading to one of the world’s busiest bridges in what critics say was a…
Former U.S. Representative Giffords skydives on anniversary of shooting
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot and badly wounded in a shooting rampage, went skydiving on Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of the attack that nearly took her life, according to an NBC journalist wh…
U.S. is ‘taking from the young,’ top business lobbyist says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top lobbyist in Washington for American business warned in unusually stark terms on Wednesday that younger Americans will face diminished economic prospects in coming years unless the United States reins in spending on the el…
New York’s Cuomo pushes tax cuts, infrastructure boost
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pressed signature issues such as cutting taxes, revitalizing worn infrastructure and boosting the upstate economy in a wide-ranging election-year speech in his annual address on Wednesday.
