Senate approves highway bill that revives EXIM bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a five-year highway bill that would fund America’s roads, bridges and mass-transit systems and revive the charter of the U.S. Export-Import Bank over the objections of conservative Republicans.
Atlanta police charge 18-year-old in shooting death of former boxing champ
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Atlanta police on Thursday charged a young man with the fatal shooting last month of former cruiserweight boxing champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell.
Senate votes to gut Obamacare in symbolic vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After five years of failed attempts, U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday passed a symbolic bill to gut President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform law, but Obama has vowed to veto the measure.
Senate votes to gut Obamacare in symbolic vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After five years of failed attempts, U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday passed a symbolic bill to gut President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform law, but Obama has vowed to veto the measure.
New York City is sued over salt warnings on restaurant menus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A restaurant industry trade group is suing New York City’s Board of Health to stop it from enforcing a new rule requiring many chain restaurants to post warnings on menu items that are high in sodium.
Obama lights national tree, remembers California victims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his family led the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday, with charity, thanks, and a moment of reflection for the victims of Wednesday’s shooting.
Obama lights national tree, remembers California victims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his family led the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday, with charity, thanks, and a moment of reflection for the victims of Wednesday’s shooting.
Russian Taliban fighter sentenced to life in prison in U.S.
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A former Soviet army tank officer convicted for his role in a 2009 attack on U.S. and Afghan soldiers, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday to life in prison plus 30 years.
Man’s hoard of nearly 5,000 guns shows ease of amassing arms in U.S.
PAGELAND, South Carolina (Reuters) – As sheriff’s investigators threaded past the battered cars, cast-off tires and rusted farm equipment cluttering Brent Nicholson’s front yard, there was no hint of the sinister stockpile hidden behind his windowless front door.
Man’s hoard of nearly 5,000 guns shows ease of amassing arms in U.S.
PAGELAND, South Carolina (Reuters) – As sheriff’s investigators threaded past the battered cars, cast-off tires and rusted farm equipment cluttering Brent Nicholson’s front yard, there was no hint of the sinister stockpile hidden behind his windowless front door.
