Republicans in tailspin, group forms to draft Ryan for U.S. president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With U.S. Republicans sharply split over a front-runner they cannot unite behind, a new group is trying to push the country’s top elected Republican, Paul Ryan, into the White House race.
Exclusive: White House and states to craft Zika attack plan at summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will gather state and local officials next month to urgently craft a plan to attack the hard-to-control mosquito that spreads the Zika virus.
India files trade complaint against U.S. over temporary work visas
ZURICH/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has filed a complaint against the United States over non-immigrant temporary working visas, the World Trade Organization said on Friday.
Texas governor takes aim at ‘caustic’ tweeter who won county GOP race
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U.S. proposes lifting protections for Yellowstone-area grizzlies
CODY, Wyo. (Reuters) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed on Thursday stripping Endangered Species Act protections from the grizzly bear in and around Yellowstone National Park, saying the animal’s numbers have rebounded sufficiently in recent…
U.S. loses control of weather satellite, assigns backup: Air Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials have lost control over one of a series of satellites used to provide weather data to military aircraft, but the use of a backup satellite means there will be no change to service, the Air Force said on Thursday.
Pentagon chief says 40 LCS ships ‘enough’ for U.S. Navy
SEATTLE (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday defended the Pentagon’s decision to buy just 40 Littoral Combat Ships instead of the 52 originally planned, saying the money saved would allow the Navy to buy more missiles and undersea …
Republican Romney calls Trump ‘a fraud,’ creates pathway to contested convention
DETROIT (Reuters) – Former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacked 2016 Republican front-runner Donald Trump as “a fraud” on Thursday and urged primary voters to keep the outspoken New York billionaire from getting the nomination, paving the way for possible horse trading at a party convention in July.
UNICEF says deeply concerned about U.S. citizen jailed in Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Nations Children’s Fund said on Thursday it is worried about the health and well-being of one of its former officials, an elderly man jailed in Iran for more than a week.
Fourteen more charged in armed 2014 standoff at Nevada ranch
(Reuters) – Fourteen more people have been charged in connection with a high-profile 2014 standoff over cattle grazing rights between armed protesters and federal agents at the Nevada ranch of Cliven Bundy, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.
