Obama walks to sandwich shop to try to win points on budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took an unusual stroll to a sandwich shop down the street from the White House on Friday, a photo opportunity designed to show their solidarity for workers laid off due to a gov…
Democrat has lead in tight Virginia governor’s race -poll
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe has a narrow lead over Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli a month away from Virginia’s election for governor, according to a poll released on Friday.
Lockheed to furlough 3,000 workers due to U.S. shutdown
(Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp said about 3,000 employees would be furloughed on Monday due to the U.S. shutdown.
Heavy snow pummels west central United States, forces road closures
(Reuters) – A rare fierce October snow storm rolled out over the central Rocky Mountains on Friday, downing trees and forcing closures of state offices and more than 200 miles of Interstate 90 across parts of Wyoming and South Dakota, state highway off…
Insight: Americans eye cheap home refueling for natural gas cars
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Connie Jones arrives home from her job as an information technology manager in Chandler, Arizona, she parks her car in her garage and fills it up with natural gas. It is a convenience that relatively few Americans can enjoy.
U.S. Catholics back Pope Francis on changing church’s focus
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Pope Francis’ comments that the Catholic Church should not focus so much on homosexuality, abortion and contraception have met with strong approval from U.S. Catholics, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Friday.
Mississippi blues: The cost of rejecting Medicaid expansion
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi (Reuters) – As Americans across the nation begin to find out what Obamacare has in store for them, many of Mississippi’s most needy will find out the answer is nothing.
Illegal immigrants can get driver’s licenses under new California law
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – Illegal immigrants living in California will be eligible to apply for driver’s licenses under a law signed on Thursday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, in the latest action to expand privileges for such immigrants in the most …
California governor signs law expanding protections for journalists
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law on Thursday to give journalists in the state five days’ notice before government agencies serve subpoenas on their records held by third parties, such as phone companies an…
Stockton city council backs plan to exit bankruptcy
STOCKTON, California (Reuters) – Stockton, California’s city council approved a plan on Thursday for the city to adjust its debt to exit from bankruptcy after reaching a deal with bond insurer Assured Guaranty to restructure more than $150 million of o…
