Paul Ryan announces candidacy for House Speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican congressman Paul Ryan formally announced his candidacy for speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday after he nailed down crucial endorsements from Republican factions.
Jockeying begins in race to succeed Sacramento’s NBA star mayor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Politicians in California’s capital are jostling to fill the shoes of its charismatic mayor, Kevin Johnson, after the former basketball star who revitalized his home town with a potent mix of boosterism and economic devel…
Oklahoma boy, 3, drives truck to safety after drunk mom falls out: police
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A 3-year-old Oklahoma boy took the wheel of a pickup truck and steered it to safety across a four-lane highway after his drunken mother fell out of the vehicle, police said on Thursday.
Bond reduced for friend of Charleston shooting suspect
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A judge on Thursday reduced the bail for a South Carolina man charged with lying to investigators and concealing knowledge about a massacre allegedly carried out by his friend, who is accused of gunning down nine black chur…
U.S. judge rules for more Argentine creditors suing for payment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that holders of Argentine debt suing in 15 lawsuits for full payment on bonds in default since 2002 had been treated unequally to creditors who had participated in its past restructurings.
GM beats workers’ lawsuit over religious holidays, for now
(Reuters) – General Motors Co has won dismissal of a class action lawsuit by two employees in Texas who say the top U.S. automaker violated federal law in denying them unpaid time off on religious holy days.
FDA warns of serious liver injury risk with AbbVie hep C drugs
(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators on Thursday issued a warning of potential risk of serious liver injury for certain patients using AbbVie’s hepatitis C treatments, Viekira Pak and Technivie, sending the drugmaker’s shares down more than 10 percent.
Obama vetoes defense bill, sends it back to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill on Thursday, returning the measure to the Republican-controlled Congress because of the way it uses money meant for war spending to avoid automatic budget …
Illinois bond rating cut again over budget impasse
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ ongoing failure to enact a fiscal 2016 budget due to political wrangling led to a second major credit rating agency downgrading the state’s debt to the low investment grade triple-B level this week.
Planned Parenthood says Texas launches politically charged document hunt
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas sent agents to Planned Parenthood facilities on Thursday seeking documents, the group said, calling it a “politically motivated” move that comes on the heels of the state’s Republican leaders barring it from receiving Me…
