Obama says can close Guantanamo jail while keeping Americans safe
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to press ahead with the release of his plan on how he hopes to close the Guantanamo military prison but said last week’s Paris attacks would stoke further congressional resistance to his efforts.
U.S. consumers favor Amazon for online holiday shopping
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A majority of U.S. consumers plan to go to Amazon.com for most of their online holiday shopping, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, even after traditional retailers have collectively spent billions of dollars to try to capture Web d…
Three killed, 185,000 left without power after Washington state storms
SEATTLE (Reuters) – About 185,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Washington state late on Wednesday, after a storm blew down trees and triggered mudslides, killing at least three people, authorities said.
Minneapolis shooting officers named as protests rage
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Minnesota officials on Wednesday named two Minneapolis policemen involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man as chanting demonstrators surrounded a nearby police station and, according to officers, threw bottles and r…
U.S. Republicans, defying Obama, propose tightening Syrian refugee screening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Republican lawmakers defied President Barack Obama on Wednesday and laid out plans to tighten screening of Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, in a political fight that challenges the U.S. view of itself as a refuge fo…
Slow U.S. tuition growth is ‘new normal’ for higher education: Moody’s
(Reuters) – U.S. universities and colleges should expect to see sluggish tuition growth next year, according to a report released Thursday by Moody’s Investors Service.
FBI, New York police aware of Islamic State video, say no specific threat
NEW YORK (Reuters) – There is no “specific and credible threat” against New York City, despite a newly released Islamic State video suggesting America’s most populous city is a potential target of attacks such as those in Paris, Mayor Bill de Blasio sa…
Texas executes man for killing three children in house fire
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Wednesday executed a 36-year-old man convicted of killing his daughter and two stepdaughters in a mobile home blaze in 2000.
Calpers vote to lower investment return target draws governor’s ire
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Public Employees’ Retirement System on Wednesday adopted a policy to gradually reduce the amount that the pension fund expects from its investments, a decision that came under fire from California’s governor for not going far enough.
Pennsylvania attorney general’s aide concerned by license suspension
HARRISBURG, Pa., (Reuters) (Reuters) – A senior deputy of embattled Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane told a state Senate panel on Wednesday that the suspension of her law license could lead to mounting legal challenges to prosecutions by her…
