Stung by scandals, California Democrats cancel signature fundraiser
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Stung by a string of corruption charges against state lawmakers, California Democrats on Tuesday canceled a golf fundraiser that costs as much as $65,000 per foursome, saying it was time to re-evaluate the relationshi…
U.S. missile defense system could see added costs, delays: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. missile defense system could see additional costs and delays after several test failures and technical challenges in 2013, a congressional watchdog agency warned in a new report released Tuesday.
U.S. missile defense system could see added costs, delays: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. missile defense system could see additional costs and delays after several test failures and technical challenges in 2013, a congressional watchdog agency warned in a new report released Tuesday.
S.C. college students decry next president’s Confederate ties
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Students and faculty at a liberal arts college in South Carolina are protesting the selection of the state’s lieutenant governor as their next president, citing his record as a defender of Confederate history.
S.C. college students decry next president’s Confederate ties
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Students and faculty at a liberal arts college in South Carolina are protesting the selection of the state’s lieutenant governor as their next president, citing his record as a defender of Confederate history.
Iraqi man goes on trial in California for wife’s murder
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The trial of an Iraqi-American man accused of killing his wife in a crime that was first investigated as a hate crime opened on Tuesday with testimony from a paramedic who described finding the woman bloodied and dying in her San …
Washington mudslide survivors envision shrine at disaster site
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – Survivors of a mudslide that virtually erased a community in Washington state and left dozens dead or missing have begun to contemplate the future of the disaster site, with many saying it should be left as a shrine o…
CEO Barra calls GM’s actions on deadly defect ‘unacceptable’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Co CEO Mary Barra on Tuesday called her company’s slow response to at least 13 deaths linked to faulty ignition switches “unacceptable,” but could not give U.S. lawmakers many answers as to what went wrong as she p…
California city weighs minimum wage of $12.30, among nation’s highest
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California city in the pricey San Francisco Bay Area will vote on Tuesday on a bid to raise its minimum wage to $12.30, which if passed would be among the highest municipal “living wage” rates in the United States.
Proposed release of Israeli spy raises U.S. spies’ ire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. proposal to consider freeing a jailed Israeli spy caught many American intelligence officials off-guard and will face stiff opposition if the Obama administration decides to go ahead with it in a bid to salvage Middle East…
