Clinton’s capital gains tax plan aims at long-term investment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. presidential contender Hillary Clinton’s proposed plan to overhaul capital gains taxes aims to foster long-term growth by taxing some short-term investments at higher rates, an aide for her campaign said on Monday.
Washington state woman kills husband, infant son; wounds self: police
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state woman who said she shot dead her husband and infant son and then wounded herself is likely to be charged with first-degree murder, police said on Monday.
Two Gawker editors resign over objections to story’s removal
(Reuters) – Two editors at Gawker resigned on Monday in protest at the online media group’s decision to pull a story about a married male media executive seeking to pay for sex with a gay escort.
Dutch-Turkish man appears in U.S. court on terrorism charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Dutch-Turkish national accused of raising funds and recruiting in Europe for an Islamist militant group active in Afghanistan has been extradited to the United States and charged with terrorism offenses, the U.S. Justice Depart…
‘Breaking Bad’ actor running for New Mexico county commission seat
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – “Breaking Bad” actor and New Mexico native Steven Michael Quezada said on Monday he is running for a county commissioner seat in Albuquerque, where he grew up and the hit television show was set.
Three U.S. Navy admirals censured in bribery scandal
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy censured three admirals in connection with a bribery scandal involving a Singapore company that held more than $200 million in contracts to clean and supply ships from the Seventh Fleet, Navy officials confirmed on M…
Pennsylvania officials probe man’s weekend death by rattlesnake bite
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania officials on Monday were investigating the weekend death of a man killed by a rattlesnake bite at his family’s vacation home in the state’s rural northwest.
NHTSA Chief: Agency reviewing safety rules for automated cars
DETROIT (Reuters) – The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday the agency is reviewing federal vehicle safety rules to determine if they could conflict with self-driving vehicle systems that Google Inc and others want…
Maine man faces charges after killing two in wild rampage
HOULTON, Maine (Reuters) – A Maine ex-convict accused of fatally shooting two people, kidnapping a woman and firing wildly at police during a high-speed chase through the state’s sparsely populated north faced charges related to the spree on Monday.
Maine man faces charges after killing two in wild rampage
HOULTON, Maine (Reuters) – A Maine ex-convict accused of fatally shooting two people, kidnapping a woman and firing wildly at police during a high-speed chase through the state’s sparsely populated north faced charges related to the spree on Monday.
