Husband of South Carolina governor returns from Afghanistan
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – The husband of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has returned home from an 11-month deployment with the U.S. National Guard in Afghanistan where he trained farmers to grow crops other than poppies, which are use…
U.S. transportation head joins debate on in-flight calls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation waded into the fray on the use of cell phones during airplane flights on Thursday, saying that his department would consider whether such calls should be banned even as the teleco…
U.S. vows support for Syrian opposition despite troubles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is concerned about troubles facing Syria’s Western-backed opposition but it will keep supporting Free Syrian Army leader General Salim Idris and the moderate opposition, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said o…
U.S. Senate in around-the-clock session to confirm Obama nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. Senate approved four of President Barack Obama’s nominees on Thursday as an around-the-clock, confirmation merry-go-round entered its second day with Republicans unable to stop it because of a recent rule …
Former Senator Gregg steps down as SIFMA chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Republican Senator Judd Gregg is stepping down from his post as chief executive of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) after less than a year in the position.
Pro-Clinton Democrats highlight Christie in New Jersey skirmish
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Democratic group with ties to Hillary Clinton has launched a campaign attacking New Jersey Governor Chris Christie over a political flap in his home state in an early skirmish between the two likely contenders in the 2016 preside…
Kerry returns to region to pursue faltering Mideast peace talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived back in the Middle East on Thursday, a week after his previous visit ended in Palestinian unhappiness over U.S. security ideas for an elusive land-for-peace deal with Israel.
U.S. Senators introduce bill to eliminate corn ethanol mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 10 U.S. Senators introduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate, arguing that current law raises the cost of food and animal feed and damages the environment.
Beijing to buy new buses to clear city smog: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing, regularly shrouded in hazardous air pollution, plans to replace its oil-burning buses with greener models by 2017 to help clear the smog, state news agency Xinhua said.
Wildlife experts probe shooting of endangered Florida panther
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Wildlife forensic experts will examine the remains of an endangered Florida panther to determine who shot and killed the animal recently in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Miami, Florida.
