Europe could show way for clog maker Crocs’ revival
BERLIN (Reuters) – The success of Crocs Inc in Europe, where the U.S. shoemaker has focused on its trademark colorful foam clogs rather than branching into other products, proves the brand has a future despite difficulties at home, its European head sa…
Tobacco tax law cost U.S. billions in revenue: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 2009 law that raised federal taxes to discourage smoking cost the U.S. government billions of dollars in lost revenue as manufacturers relabeled products and consumers shifted to cheaper pipe tobacco and large cigars, the U.S. …
Most Americans see unaccompanied immigrant kids as refugees: poll
(Reuters) – Some 70 percent of Americans think the United States should provide temporary support and housing for unaccompanied Central American minors who illegally cross into the country while their cases undergo review, according to a poll released …
U.S. sues Pennsylvania state police, alleging sex discrimination
(Reuters) – The federal government sued Pennsylvania and its state police force on Tuesday, alleging that physical fitness tests required of prospective state troopers discriminated against women, court documents showed.
Former U.S. POW Bergdahl soon to be questioned by Army general
(Reuters) – Freed U.S. prisoner-of-war Bowe Bergdahl is expected to submit to questioning next week by the U.S. Army general probing the circumstances that led to the his 2009 capture by the Taliban, Bergdahl’s attorney said on Tuesday.
University of Texas picks admiral over Dallas Fed president for chancellor
(Reuters) – The University of Texas said Tuesday its Board of Regents picked U.S. Admiral William McRaven as sole finalist for the position of chancellor, passing up Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher who was also reported to have bee…
Last U.S. crew member of Hiroshima bomber dies -reports
(Reuters) – Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, the last surviving member of the Enola Gay plane that dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, has died at a retirement home in Georgia at age 93, media reports said.
Former Virginia governor’s marriage in spotlight at corruption trial
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife were barely on speaking terms when they accepted $165,000 in gifts and loans from a vitamin company executive, defense attorneys said on Tuesday at the start of the pair’s …
Tuberculosis patient who refused treatment arrested in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Northern California man who refused treatment and disappeared after he was diagnosed with tuberculosis has been arrested and admitted to a local hospital under guard, law enforcement and local health officials said on Tuesday….
Appeals court rules Mississippi abortion law unconstitutional
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – A Mississippi law that would shut down the state’s only abortion clinic, forcing women to go outside the state for the procedure, is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
