Keystone pipeline review looming, likely to show little climate risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department is poised to issue an environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that will likely say the project will not appreciably increase carbon emissions, sources said late Thursday, forcing Pr…
Hammer-wielding thieves rob Cartier store in midday Manhattan heist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five masked men smashed a glass case in a posh New York City jewelry store on Thursday, grabbing 17 watches in a daring robbery in broad daylight, police said.
Exclusive: Top Obama aide predicts drama-free U.S. debt ceiling increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top White House official voiced confidence on Thursday that Republicans would agree in the next few weeks to lift the country’s borrowing limit without using the confrontational tactics that rattled financial markets in past ye…
U.S. to release Keystone pipeline review soon: State Department official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An environmental impact review of the Keystone XL oil pipeline with Canada is close to being completed and will be released soon, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Thursday.
Judge upholds Connecticut gun control law passed after Newtown shootings
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday upheld Connecticut’s tough gun control law that was passed in the wake of the deadly 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Analysis: White House hopes for fast-track trade hit political tangle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s push for authority to fast-track trade deals has hit a big setback in the form of opposition from his top fellow Democrat in Congress, but it is far from dead.
Ability to transport U.S. oil, gas lags booming output: Energy Secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The energy boom of the last decade that has boosted oil and gas production in the United States has outpaced the development of critical infrastructure to transport the raw and refined materials, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moni…
Lawsuit alleges Northrop defrauded U.S. over anti-missile contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A lawsuit by a former Northrop Grumman employee alleges that the defense contractor defrauded the U.S. government over a contract to provide commercial airliners with a missile defense system.
Princess Cruises ship returns early for fog, ill passengers aboard
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Princess Cruises ship, owned by Carnival Corp, will be met by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team that will investigate an outbreak of a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea when it rolls into the port of Ho…
New Orleans ex-mayor Nagin led culture of corruption: prosecutors
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Prosecutors accused former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin, who led the city during Hurricane Katrina, of running a graft scheme that netted him cash, vacation trips and granite supplies in exchange for contracts to help rebuild the…
