Penguin Random House lands book deal with Obamas
(Reuters) – Penguin Random House has landed a deal to publish two forthcoming books by former U.S. President Barack Obama and the former first lady, Michelle Obama, with one volume to be written by each, the publishing company said on Tuesday.
San Francisco university lays off IT workers, jobs head to India
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The University of California, San Francisco on Tuesday laid off 49 information technology (IT) employees and outsourced their work to a company based in India, ending a year-long process that has brought the public university …
New Trump travel order will aim to short circuit legal challenges
(Reuters) – In formulating a new executive order limiting travel to the United States, President Donald Trump has promised to make the directive harder to fight successfully in court than the one he issued in January.
NSA risks talent exodus amid morale slump, Trump fears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Security Agency risks a brain-drain of hackers and cyber spies due to a tumultuous reorganization and worries about the acrimonious relationship between the intelligence community and President Donald Trump, accordin…
Puerto Rico fiscal turnaround plan will save $3.8 billion annually, governor says
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello on Tuesday said his fiscal turnaround plan for the U.S. territory will create $3.8 billion a year in savings, including cutting $550 million a year in spending on public healthcare.
VW has spent $2.9 billion on U.S. buybacks: court document
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG has paid $2.9 billion to repurchase nearly 138,000 U.S. diesel vehicles through Feb. 18 in the wake of its emissions scandal, a court document made public on Tuesday shows.
FBI investigating shootings of Indian men in Kansas as hate crime
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – The deadly shooting of an Indian engineer and wounding of his co-worker last Wednesday at a bar in Kansas is being investigated as a hate crime, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday.
In last budget address, New Jersey Governor Christie targets pensions, school funding
TRENTON, N.J. (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie laid out plans to spend more money on public pensions and roads and reiterated calls to transform the state’s school funding formula in his final budget address as leader of the state on Tues…
Trump plan to slash State, foreign aid spending has foes in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash funding for the State Department and foreign aid faces stiff opposition in Congress, which must pass any spending plan, not just from Democrats, but also from many of his fellow Rep…
Texas man gets 11 years for role in Russian export scheme
(Reuters) – A former employee of a Houston electronics exporting company was sentenced on Tuesday to 11 years and three months in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally export about $50 million of microelectronics to Russia.
