Chicago’s black voters key as Garcia battles to defeat Emanuel in mayoral race
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Winning more support from Chicago’s black community, which makes up about one third of the electorate, will be essential if Jesus “Chuy” Garcia is to cause one of the biggest political upsets of recent years by defeating incumbent Rahm Emanuel in a run-off and become Chicago’s first Hispanic mayor.
U.S. approves exports of BAE’s anti-missile system for aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s BAE Systems Plc on Monday said the U.S. government had approved exports to U.S. allies of the company’s laser-based missile protection system for helicopters and other aircraft that has been used on U.S. Army helicopter…
Reality hits North Dakota’s pricey apartment market; rents drop
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – It is getting cheaper to rent an apartment in North Dakota’s oil patch.
Homeland Security funding drama darkens U.S. fiscal outlook
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress narrowly averted a partial shutdown of the U.S. domestic security agency late on Friday night, but the forces behind the chaotic episode remain – fractious Republicans and House Speaker John Boehner’s lack of control ove…
Americans say keep politics out of the Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans don’t know who runs the Federal Reserve, but they do believe that elected officials should stay out of its business, according to a Reuters-Ipsos poll.
Lumber Liquidators flooring fails safety tests: ’60 minutes’
(Reuters) – Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc, a retailer of hardwood flooring in North America, sold flooring with higher levels of formaldehyde than permitted under California’s health and safety standards, according to television news program “60 Minu…
Still more snow and ice snarling airline traffic for Northeast
(Reuters) – Snow and ice spread across the northeastern United States again on Sunday and into early Monday, causing airline flight disruptions at several major airports as February’s onslaught of bitter winter weather dragged into the first days of Ma…
California Republicans vote to charter gay political organization
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Republicans broke from their own platform on Sunday and voted overwhelmingly at their state party convention to give official recognition to a gay rights wing of the GOP that has long been marginalized.
Chicago baseball legend Minnie Minoso dead, trailblazer in racial integration
(Reuters) – Baseball great Minnie Minoso, the first black major leaguer to play for a Chicago team, died on Sunday at age 90.
Funeral set for four Missouri shooting victims as probe continues
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Funeral services for four of seven people slain last week in a small town in Missouri are scheduled for Thursday as authorities seek a motive in the killings.
