Former Senator Howard Baker, key figure in Watergate hearings, dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tennessee Republican Howard Baker, a pivotal figure in the Senate Watergate inquiry that pushed U.S. President Richard Nixon toward resignation and who later helped salvage Ronald Reagan’s presidency amid the Iran-Contra scandal,…
U.S. public pensions’ investment gains slow in first quarter: Census
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. public pensions eked out modest gains on their investments in the first quarter of the year, reflecting a slowdown after their huge returns during the stock market’s rally in 2013, according to U.S. Census data released on T…
University of Washington student arrested after threats to be released
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A University of Washington student charged in federal court with making threatening comments over the Internet, including pledging to kill women and praising a California rampage gunman, will be released on bond on Friday, a judge r…
Woman admits to buying guns used in deadly 2012 New York ambush
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A western New York woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to illegally supplying guns to a man who killed a policeman and a firefighter in a 2012 Christmas Eve ambush, officials said.
Father of California mass killer says rampage came as surprise
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The father of a man who killed six people in a California college town said in a television interview that his son’s rampage came as a surprise, despite contentions by some victims’ families that the attack might have been preve…
Wife of NJ Governor Christie to help kick off anti-drug campaign
(Reuters) – The wife of Governor Chris Christie heads to one of New Jersey’s most well-to-do communities on Thursday to help kick off a broad strategy to battle heroin and opiate abuse, deemed the No. 1 healthcare crisis facing the state.
U.S. Air Force suspends all F-35A flights, pending fire probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force widened a ban on flights of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 A-model fighter jets on Thursday as authorities continue to investigate a fire on one of the jets this week, but the Navy and Marine Corps stopped short o…
Arkansas Republican resigns after saying Clinton could ‘get shot’
LITTLE ROCK Ark. (Reuters) – An Arkansas Republican official has resigned after telling a magazine former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would “probably get shot” if she returned to the state where she was a lawyer and served as first lady, of…
New York gives state workers time off to watch World Cup game
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state workers can indulge their World Cup fever on Thursday with an extended lunch break to root for Team USA in its match against Germany, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced.
Massachusetts to raise minimum wage to highest of any U.S. state
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on Thursday signed into law a measure raising the minimum wage to the highest of any U.S. state, $11 per hour, by 2017.
