California lawmaker due to surrender on bribery, corruption charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California state senator was expected to surrender to federal authorities on Monday to face charges that he took bribes from a businessman and from undercover FBI agents posing as Hollywood film executives to steer legislation…
Pentagon to propose shrinking Army, scrapping some jets: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will propose on Monday a reduction in the size of the U.S. Army to its smallest size since before World War Two and scrapping a class of Air Force attack jets, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
Boeing’s machinist union in St. Louis approves contract extension
(Reuters) – Boeing Co’s machinists’ union in St. Louis approved a seven and a half year contract extension that will keep the company’s unionized employees away from a defined benefit retirement plan.
Snowmobiler dies in avalanche near Idaho-Montana border
(Reuters) – A 49-year-old man has been killed in a back-country avalanche while snowmobiling near the Idaho-Montana border, police said on Sunday, becoming the latest in a string of avalanche fatalities across the U.S. West this winter.
Faulty pipe led to deadly carbon monoxide leak in NY: official
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A broken water heater flue pipe caused a carbon monoxide leak inside a restaurant at a mall on New York’s Long Island that killed one person and injured 27, a fire official said on Sunday.
Thousands remember slain Missouri girl with porch lights, vigil
(Reuters) – More than 200,000 supporters vowed to keep their porch lights on through Sunday and roughly 10,000 people joined a weekend vigil for a 10-year-old girl who was snatched off a Missouri street and later found killed.
U.S. governors plan to urge Obama not to downsize National Guard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Governors from both U.S. political parties plan to talk to President Barack Obama on Monday about preventing potential cuts to National Guard units, several governors said on Sunday.
Governors say legalizing marijuana is a step too far
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington and Colorado may have blazed the trail by legalizing marijuana, but not all U.S. states are rushing to follow their lead, governors from several states in the Midwest and the East Coast said on Sunday.
Small Nebraska agency might further complicate Keystone fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A small Nebraska state commission that has never considered a major oil pipeline route could soon play a pivotal role in deciding the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline, a project brimming with political risk for both the U.S. and …
Mexico captures No.1 drug kingpin ‘Shorty’ Guzman
MAZATLAN, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s most wanted man, drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, was captured on Saturday with help from U.S. agencies in a major victory for the government in a long, grisly war.
