Obama to issue order easing student loan debt pressures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will issue an executive action on Monday aimed at making it easier for young people to avoid trouble repaying student loans, a White House official said on Sunday.
Kerry says freed Taliban inmates would target U.S. at ‘enormous risk’: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If the five Taliban inmates released from Guantanamo Bay prison in exchange for a captive American soldier rejoined the fight against the United States, they would do so at great risk, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on S…
Detroit rolls dice by relying on casino cash
DETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Detroit’s reliance on casino cash to help fund a recovery from the city’s historic bankruptcy is a high-risk bet on what is an increasingly shaky source of income.
Bowe Bergdahl’s father receives death threats: police chief
SALMON Idaho (Reuters) – The father of Bowe Bergdahl, the Idaho soldier released from captivity in a controversial prisoner swap with the Taliban, has received emailed death threats that authorities are investigating, an Idaho police chief said on Satu…
CORRECTED: Wisconsin billionaire pleads guilty to sexual assault charge
(Reuters) – Wisconsin billionaire Samuel Curtis Johnson III pleaded guilty on Friday to misdemeanor sexual assault of his stepdaughter and was sentenced to four months in jail, according to court records.
U.S. Capitol briefly evacuated after plane in restricted space-police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Capitol was evacuated briefly on Saturday afternoon after a plane flew into restricted airspace, Capitol Police said.
School aide fed pet treats to children in Pennsylvania: reports
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An aide at a rural Pennsylvania school handed out pet treats to dozens of fourth-grade students and may have told them the food was cookies or crackers, according to local media reports.
Americans split on prisoner swap of Taliban for U.S. soldier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans are deeply divided over whether the Obama administration did the right thing by swapping five Taliban leaders to win the freedom of Afghanistan prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl, according to Reuters/Ipsos survey released o…
Arrested California consultant sought toxins online: FBI
(Reuters) – The San Francisco public relations consultant who was arrested for having bomb-making materials in his apartment had sought toxins on an Internet black market for dangerous materials, according to court documents unsealed on Friday.
Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin ban on gay marriage
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A federal judge deemed Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional on Friday to the delight of gay couples who immediately began rushing to county offices to wed as word of the ruling spread.
