U.S. congressman apologizes for threatening to throw reporter over balcony
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Michael Grimm, a former Marine who threatened to throw a television reporter over a balcony after an interview in the Capitol, apologized on Wednesday and said he had overreacted.
Obama promotes retirement savings plan on State of Union road trip
WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – President Barack Obama set in motion a plan to help middle-income Americans save for retirement on Wednesday on a road trip to highlight themes from a State of the Union speech devoted to narrowing the gap between…
Cuban agent due for U.S. release but may not be free to go home
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Cuban intelligence agent jailed for 15 years for spying on Cuban American exiles in Miami is due to be freed next month, but may have to remain in the United States for three years of supervised release, according to the Federal Bur…
Hundreds of snakes, many dead, found in Southern California house
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of snakes and rodents were found on Wednesday in the home of a Southern California elementary school teacher after neighbors complained of a stench emanating from the squalid house in the city of Santa Ana, police said….
Man who lost legs to Boston Marathon bomb meets Obama, writes memoir
BOSTON (Reuters) – Jeff Bauman became a symbol of a national tragedy after a photograph of him, legless and bloodied in a wheelchair at the scene of the Boston Marathon bombing, circled the world.
Convicted Cuban agent due for release next month, but not free to go home
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Cuban intelligence agent jailed for 15 years for spying on Cuban American exiles in Miami is due to be freed on February 27, but must remain in the United States for three years of supervised release, according to the Federal Bureau…
Amid test scandal, U.S. Air Force sees ‘systemic problem’ in ranks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is likely suffering from a “systemic problem” among the officers who oversee America’s nuclear missile launch systems, the new head of the military branch said on Wednesday as an exam-cheating scandal widened.
Treasury to pick manager for Obama myRA retirement program
WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s new “myRA” retirement savings program will be run by a private-sector money management firm chosen by the U.S. Treasury Department from a field of up to 30 firms, a senior administration official s…
Wary of Obamacare, some Republicans sign up anyway
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Julie Davis has every reason to be skeptical of Obamacare: She’s a Republican, her father is a physician who is wary of socialized medicine and her insurance was canceled because of new requirements imposed by the hea…
Snowden gets Nobel Peace Prize nomination from Norwegian MP
OSLO (Reuters) – A Norwegian member of parliament nominated former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday, arguing that his release of classified documents made the world a safer place.
