Corruption trial of former Virginia governor to hear from businessman
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The businessman at the heart of the corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife is due back on the witness stand on Friday for a third day of testimony, including likely questions from defense att…
Hyundai recalls in U.S. reach 1.3 million in same week
(Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co is recalling about 420,000 vehicles covering three models for separate problems in the United States, after recalling 883,000 Sonata sedans this week, according to U.S. safety regulators.
After nine-month kidnap ordeal, New Hampshire teen feeling ‘better’
BOSTON (Reuters) – A New Hampshire teenager who reappeared mysteriously after a nine-month kidnapping ordeal told her hometown newspaper that she was “feeling a lot better every day” and re-adjusting to life back home in the mountain town of Conway.
Chicago budget gap to shrink, but pension payment spike looms
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago said its budget deficit was on track to shrink to just below $300 million in 2015, but a state-mandated increase in pension payments would expand gaps in the future.
Representative Cantor to resign House seat early
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Eric Cantor said on Friday he will resign his seat effective Aug. 18, months earlier than expected following a stunning defeat in a Republican primary election.
Grimm choice: Tax fraud trial could dog NY re-election campaign
NEW YORK (Reuters) – This fall, when Representative Michael Grimm asks New York voters to send him to Washington for a third term in Congress he may be splitting his time between the campaign trail and a courtroom where he is due to face tax evasion ch…
For some companies, influx of migrant children into U.S. means business
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For a handful of U.S. companies that have exclusive or longstanding contracts with federal agencies dealing with illegal immigrants, the recent wave of children crossing the southern border with Mexico is a business opportunity.
U.S. top lawyer calls for greater transparency over execution drugs
(Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder is calling on states to be more transparent about the drug cocktails used in executions in the wake of a series of botched lethal injections that have renewed a national debate over the death penalty.
Obama commemorates Special Olympics anniversary at star-studded White House event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Katy Perry, Jason Derulo and Stevie Wonder were all there – but the only guest who got to give President Barack Obama a hug during his speech was restaurant owner Tim Harris.
Court clears way for California to sell $8 billion of bullet-train bonds
(Reuters) – A California appeals court has ruled a state authority may issue $8 billion in bonds to help finance a high-speed rail system in the most populous U.S. state, removing a substantial obstacle to the proposed $68 billion plan.
