U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to depart soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The director of the U.S. National Security Agency and his deputy are expected to depart in the coming months, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in a development that could give President Barack Obama a chance to reshape the eaves…
Michigan same sex marriage case delayed, frustrating gay activists
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal judge in Detroit said on Wednesday that a lawsuit brought by a lesbian couple seeking to marry will go to trial in February, disappointing gay activists who had gathered outside the court in the hope Michigan’s ban on same…
Special prosecutor sought in Missouri teen sex-assault case
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A Missouri prosecutor who last year dropped sex charges against two former high school football players in an incident involving a 14-year-old girl called on Wednesday for a judge to name a special prosecutor to a case…
Washington state sues lobbyists over campaign against GMO labeling
(Reuters) – A lobbying group for major U.S. food manufacturers has violated campaign finance laws in its attempt to block a measure that would require labeling of genetically modified foods in Washington state, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by…
Colorado cantaloupe farmers to plead guilty to charges over listeria outbreak
(Reuters) – Two Colorado farmers whose listeria-contaminated cantaloupes killed 33 people will plead guilty to federal criminal charges stemming from one of the deadliest outbreaks of food-borne illness in the United States, court documents show.
Trains in San Francisco keep running as labor talks back on
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Negotiators hoping to avert a potentially crippling rail strike in the San Francisco Bay Area returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday to try to reach a deal, after unions agreed late Tuesday to put off striking for a thi…
Pentagon withholding payments from six weapons makers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department is withholding payments from six arms makers for problems with their internal business systems, including Lockheed Martin Corp, Northrop Grumman Corp and two United Technologies Corp units.
U.S. Naval Academy ex-athlete arraigned in sex assault case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of two former U.S. Naval Academy football players charged with sexually assaulting an intoxicated female midshipman was arraigned on Wednesday and will plead not guilty, his attorney said.
At 11th hour, U.S. edges away from brink of debt crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate leaders announced a deal on Wednesday to end a political crisis that partially shut down the federal government and brought the world’s biggest economy close to a debt default that could have threatened global financi…
NY attorney general names new investor-protection chief
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Wednesday named a new chief for his office’s Investor Protection Bureau, which is probing abuses by Wall Street banks in the sale of mortgage-backed securities before the financial cri…
