Ex-House Speaker Hastert negotiating plea deal: U.S. attorney
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers for former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert are negotiating a possible plea deal on charges that he tried to hide large cash transactions as part of a hush-money scheme, a …
Pope wades into U.S. gay marriage debate after historic visit
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Pope Francis waited until his historic U.S. visit was over to make his most direct comments on the nation’s debate over gay marriage, saying government officials should have the right to refrain from actions that violate their …
Whole Foods Market to cut about 1,500 jobs
(Reuters) – Upscale food market operator Whole Foods Market Inc said it would cut about 1,500 jobs, or about 1.6 percent of its workforce as it works to bring down costs.
Trump promises to tax U.S. corporate profits held abroad
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday unveiled sweeping proposals to simplify the tax code, slash the corporate tax rate and impose a one-time levy on the overseas earnings of U.S. companies.
Immigrants will drive U.S. population growth in next five decades: Pew
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Immigrants and their descendants will drive U.S. population growth over the next half century, transforming the country into one where no racial or ethnic group is a majority, a Pew Research Center report released on Monday said.
U.S. to seek detention of billionaire Macau real estate developer’s aide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors will go to court on Tuesday to argue that a billionaire Macau developer’s aide presents too much of a flight risk to be released on bail after he was arrested on charges of lying about why he and his boss brought $…
Govt. workers have right to refuse gay marriage licenses: pope
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday government officials have a “human right” to refuse to discharge a duty, such as issuing marriage licenses to homosexuals, if they feel it violates their conscience.
Oklahoma man who shot wife is then fatally shot by neighbor
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man who shot his wife in the head on a residential street was then killed by a neighbor as he approached the neighbor’s house, police in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore said on Monday.
Chicago-area district reopens school buildings after Legionella found
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three school buildings in suburban Chicago will reopen on Monday, days after annual testing of cooling towers found higher-than-normal levels of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, school officials said.
Feted in China, Xi’s U.S. profile dims in shadow of pope
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On Friday morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed the symbolic high point of his first state visit to the United States – a 21-gun salute as he stood with President Barack Obama outside the White House.
