White House report on economic stimulus rekindles debate five years later
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – President Barack Obama marked the five-year anniversary of a controversial economic stimulus plan by releasing a report on Monday saying that government spending averted a second Great Depression, setting off a new…
Eric Barron named president of Penn State
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Eric Barron, a former dean at Penn State and president of Florida State University, was named president of the Pennsylvania university still reeling from the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
U.S. hearing paused for alleged USS Cole bombing mastermind
(Reuters) – A U.S. military tribunal judge on Monday postponed pretrial hearings for a man accused of masterminding the 2000 USS Cole suicide bombing to allow time for the defendant to meet with the lawyer he has threatened to fire, a Pentagon official…
Conservative group’s anti-union effort to target U.S. auto plants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A conservative group that helped defeat an organizing campaign by the United Auto Workers in Tennessee will take its anti-union fight to other auto plants in the South, its leaders said on Monday.
Explosive found in carry-on bag at Anchorage airport
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Security agents at Alaska’s largest commercial airport closed the lone security checkpoint for nearly two hours on Sunday after discovering an oil field worker packing an explosive device.
Snowbound? Bored? You can dream of the US Powerball $400 million jackpot
(Reuters) – You’ve got to play to win, which this week could entail climbing snowbanks and crossing icy roads for a chance to snag the U.S. Powerball jackpot of $400 million, one of the largest prizes in lottery history.
Augusta’s iconic Eisenhower Tree victim of winter storm
(Reuters) – Augusta National’s famed Eisenhower Tree, an iconic image at the Masters tournament, survived an attempt by the former U.S. president to have it chopped down but it could not survive a severe winter storm.
Detroit bankruptcy bond fight a watershed for municipal market
(Reuters) – The city of Detroit’s effort to declare some of its general obligation bonds as unsecured debt will be challenged in bankruptcy court Wednesday in what could be a precedent-setting turn in the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy in U.S. histo…
Lofty Los Angeles office tower launched with record concrete pour
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Construction workers in downtown Los Angeles finished laying the foundation on Sunday for a planned 73-story skyscraper expected to be the tallest west of the Mississippi River as they completed the world’s largest continuous po…
Excessive radiation levels detected at New Mexico waste site
(Reuters) – Underground sensors have detected excessive radiation levels inside a nuclear waste storage site deep below New Mexico’s desert, but no workers have been exposed and there was no risk to public health, U.S. Department of Energy officials sa…
