Obama settles into long weekend of golf with buddies
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has settled into a Presidents Day holiday weekend of golf with friends at a secluded desert retreat where many presidents have found refuge from the storms of the White House.
Eleanor Roosevelt is top U.S. first lady, survey says
(Reuters) – Eleanor Roosevelt was named the greatest first lady of the United States in a survey of historians released on Saturday, while Michelle Obama, in fifth place, edged out Hillary Clinton in sixth.
Lead prosecutor quits U.S. general’s sex assault case as trial nears
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – The lead prosecutor in a sexual assault case against a U.S. Army general set for trial next month has stepped down, a military spokesman said on Saturday, after defense lawyers say the prosecutor aired concerns…
Russia demands access to Russian drug smuggler in U.S. jail
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has summoned an American diplomat to demand diplomatic and medical access to a Russian drug smuggler imprisoned in the United States, who Moscow says was tortured when he was arrested in 2010.
Obama pledges help for drought-stricken California
LOS BANOS, California (Reuters) – President Barack Obama toured parts of California’s drought zone on Friday and pledged to speed help to the No. 1 farm state, but he said harsh weather in the United States will get worse until more steps are taken to …
Loss at Volkswagen plant upends union’s plan for U.S. South
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) – In a stinging defeat that could accelerate the decades-long decline of the United Auto Workers, Volkswagen AG workers voted against union representation at a Chattanooga, Tennessee plant, which had been seen as organi…
Small quake shakes South Carolina, Georgia in U.S.
(Reuters) – An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude shook the U.S. states of South Carolina and Georgia on Friday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
U.S. Justice officials accuse Montana prosecutor of gender bias in rape cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday that its investigation into the handling of rape reports by prosecutors in Missoula, Montana, has found substantial evidence that the county attorney’s office discriminates against women.
Skiers win, florists lose in storm-battered northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. East Coast was blasted by the end of a four-day winter storm on Friday, freezing sales of Valentine’s Day flowers and sweets but revving up snowmobiles and ski areas desperate to salvage a lackluster season.
Jury deliberations in Florida loud music murder trial to resume Saturday
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A north Florida jury ended a third day of deliberations on Friday in the trial of a middle-aged man who shot and killed a black teenager in an argument over rap music that was blaring from the youth’s car.
