U.S. solar experts say IRS tax proposal little help to big projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An attempt by the Obama administration to use tax breaks to boost solar energy businesses falls short of expectations among industry officials who were hoping to lure more investors for their projects, analysts and tax lawyers sa…
U.S. charges ex-Liberian defense minister with lying in citizenship bid
(Reuters) – A former Liberian defense minister, said by the United States to be a war criminal, has been arrested in New Jersey and charged with lying on his application to become a U.S. citizen about his past role in seeking control of the West Africa…
Smoke at Chicago-area radar center cancels hundreds of flights
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Smoke at an Illinois flight control center halted air traffic at Chicago airports for about three hours on Tuesday and forced hundreds of flights to be canceled, officials said.
Local bans try to put lid on Washington state pot shop investors
GIG HARBOR, Washington (Reuters) – Tedd Wetherbee spent months, and at least $30,000, setting up his marijuana shop in the Puget Sound hamlet of Gig Harbor, and planned a grand opening once his Washington state retail license was issued in July.
Cuban-born man denied citizenship after almost 50 years in U.S
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Mario Hernandez, 58, passed multiple background checks to serve in the U.S. Army and as a federal prison guard trusted enough to watch over Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
Baltimore sets youth curfew to curb crime, violence
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) – Baltimore has become the latest U.S. city planning to set curfews for teenagers to curb rising crime, with critics calling the move legal overreach.
Automakers mull aid to art museum in Detroit bankruptcy
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit’s three automakers are mulling a request by the city’s art museum to help it raise money for a key component of Detroit’s plan to restructure its debt and exit bankruptcy, representatives of the companies said on Tuesday.
Obama awards Medal of Honor to Army sergeant for heroism in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military honor, to a former Army sergeant on Tuesday for saving the life of a fellow soldier and calling in air support to beat back an ambush in Afghanistan in…
Texas plans first execution since Oklahoma’s botched lethal injection
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas is set to put to death convicted rapist and murderer Robert James Campbell on Tuesday in the first execution in the United States since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April raised questions about capital punis…
Seattle airport jetway falls as passengers exit plane; no injuries
(Reuters) – A jetway collapsed on Tuesday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as passengers were exiting a Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix, but no one was injured in the incident, an airport spokeswoman said.
