U.S. Senator McCain, in Cairo, says Egypt near ‘all-out bloodshed’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unrest in Egypt could turn into “all-out bloodshed” in coming days if efforts to find a political solution fail, U.S. Senator John McCain warned on Tuesday during a visit to Cairo.
NYC comptroller candidate arrested for illegal drug sales
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Manhattan madam who is running for New York City comptroller was arrested and charged with selling prescription pills for cash, the FBI said on Tuesday.
Ex-NYS Senate leader Bruno loses bid to throw out fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An appeal by former New York state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno was rejected by a federal court on Tuesday, upsetting his bid to dismiss a second indictment and clearing the way for a new fraud trial.
Obama touts mortgage finance plan, highlights private sector role
PHOENIX (Reuters) – President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for broad reform of the mortgage finance system to boost the U.S. housing market, help still-struggling homeowners, and prevent one of the triggers of the 2007-2009 financial crisis from happ…
Judge OKs vote on Alabama county’s bankruptcy plan
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday cleared the way for Wall Street banks and others owed $4.2 billion by Alabama’s Jefferson County to vote on a plan to end the second-largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy.
Pentagon cuts unpaid leave to six days from 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on Tuesday he was slashing the amount of unpaid leave that 650,000 civilian employees were ordered take this year to six days from 11 in an effort to limit the pain from across-the-boa…
U.S. flies some diplomats out of Yemen, tells citizens to leave
SANAA (Reuters) – The Air Force flew some U.S. diplomatic personnel out of Yemen on Tuesday and Washington told nationals to leave the country immediately after warnings of potential attacks that pushed the United States to shut missions across the Mid…
Obamacare months behind in testing IT data security: government
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The federal government is months behind in testing data security for the main pillar of Obamacare: allowing Americans to buy health insurance on state exchanges due to open by October 1
Despite Snowden fracas, U.S. to hold high-level Russia talks Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will hold talks with Russia’s defense and foreign ministers in Washington on Friday despite Moscow’s decision to grant asylum to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Despite city’s fiscal woes, 16 compete in Detroit mayoral primary
DETROIT (Reuters) – Sixteen candidates are competing on Tuesday in a primary race that will produce two contenders for mayor of debt-laden Detroit, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month.
