U.S. Treasury says default risks permanent damage to reputation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. Treasury official called on Congress on Tuesday to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling or risk hurting the United States’ international reputation as a safe haven and stable financial center.
ADM, seeking global HQ, visits Minnesota: state official
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Archer Daniels Midland Co met with Minnesota officials to discuss moving the agricultural trading house’s global headquarters to the state from Illinois, a Minnesota official said on Tuesday.
U.S. aviation still stymied despite recall of FAA staff
(Reuters) – The U.S. government shutdown is blocking Boeing Co and Airbus from delivering aircraft to U.S. airlines and raising safety concerns, even though hundreds of furloughed workers are being recalled this week.
Indiana government, school districts sue over IRS healthcare rule
(Reuters) – The state of Indiana and 15 of its public school districts sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, challenging its use of federal tax subsidies and penalties to implement President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare law.
U.S. states, local governments slow to post finance reports: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. states and local governments are taking nearly a year to release annual financial statements, according to a report released on Tuesday as federal regulators crack the whip on giving municipal bond investors timely informati…
Boston mayor, USW blast walkout by school bus drivers
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Mayor Thomas Menino vowed to punish school bus drivers who walked off the job on Tuesday in a labor action the city contended was illegal, and which even the drivers’ union organization condemned.
U.S. FDA investigates outbreak of non-viral hepatitis in Hawaii
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is investigating a growing number of reports of non-viral hepatitis in Hawaii that have led to 11 hospitalizations and one death.
Denver couple charged with abuse after four sons found in squalor
DENVER (Reuters) – The parents of four young boys who were found at a squalid Denver home suffering from malnourishment and unable to communicate except by grunts were facing multiple counts of felony child abuse, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Viral disease blamed for deer die-off in Montana
(Reuters) – A mysterious die-off of more than 400 whitetail deer along a Montana river corridor has been traced to a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by tiny biting flies, officials said on Tuesday.
Creditors back Alabama county’s bankruptcy plan
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – Creditors in the $4.2 billion municipal bankruptcy case involving Alabama’s Jefferson County have “overwhelmingly approved” the county’s plan of adjustment, Jefferson County Commission President David Carrington said on …
