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Pro-Gun Democrats Signaling Openness to Limits
WASHINGTON— Demonstrating rapidly shifting attitudes toward gun control in the aftermath of a massacre in a Connecticut school, many pro-gun Congressional Democrats — including Senator Harry Reid of...
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Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address
The following is the text as prepared for delivery of President Obama’s State of the Union Address, as provided by the White House: PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of...
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Some See a Move by Cornyn to the Right
After more than a decade representing blood-red Texas in the United States Senate, John Cornyn finds himself in an unusual spot: burnishing his conservative credentials. One would think the senior...
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Judge reduces damages awarded to Apple in Samsung case by $450 million
Big news concerning the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Samsung this afternoon, as Judge Lucy Koh has reduced the amount of damages that will be awarded to Apple as part of the verdict handed...
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Columbia soldiers jailed over cash hidden in Farc camp
A military court in Colombia has given jail sentences to 147 soldiers who found and kept about $20m believed to be buried by rebel fighters. The soldiers found the money packed in plastic bags during...
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Swiss referendum backs executive pay curbs
Swiss voters appear to have backed proposals to impose some of the world’s strictest controls on executive pay, projected referendum results suggest. Some 70% are thought to have supported plans to...
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GOP’s Rob Portman announces support for same-sex marriage
Republican Senator Rob Portman has announced his support for same-sex marriage, saying he reversed his position on the divisive social issue after his son came out as gay. “I have come to believe that...
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Guest Workers Are at Crux of Groups’ Deal on Immigration
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top business and labor groups were near agreement Friday on a guest worker program for low-skilled immigrants, closing in on a deal that would eliminate one of the last...
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Largest MetroPCS shareholder voices support for T-Mobile merger after...
Despite the fact that the proposed merger of T-Mobile and MetroPCS has cleared all of the regulatory hurdles that’ve stood in its way, there’s still been some uncertainty about the deal’s fate due to...
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Google’s decision to recognize Palestine could undermine peace efforts,...
Israel has asked Google to reconsider its decision to list Palestine among its selection of localized search pages, accusing the company of implicitly recognizing a Palestinian state. In a letter of...
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Kerry: use of chemical weapons in Syria ‘undeniable’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that the evidence of a massive deadly chemical attack last week was “undeniable” and accused the Syrian government of trying to cover it up, signaling...
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Assad says Syria will defend itself against aggression
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that Syria would defend itself against any aggression following reports that the United States and its allies were preparing military action in...
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Britain says no to Syria intervention as U.S. considers actions
Britain will not join any military action against Syria after a stunning parliamentary defeat on Thursday of a government motion on the issue, dealing a setback to U.S.-led efforts to punish Damascus...
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Kerry opens door to ‘boots on ground’ in Syria, then slams it shut
Secretary of State John Kerry briefly opened the door on Tuesday to authorizing U.S. ground troops in Syria, but quickly slammed it shut and told Congress that any resolution approving military force...
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China locks foreign consumers out of another bad-debt cleanup
Chinese banks have a colossal mess of bad debts to clean up for the second time in as many decades, but they are unlikely to call in the financial world’s most efficient mop and broom. Foreign...
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U.S. Fed’s Dudley sounds alarm on slow swaps-reform efforts
Five years after the worst of the financial crisis, the world has not yet come close to building a “harmonized, robust”, market for over-the-counter swaps, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said on...
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Kerry calls Kenya attackers ruthless, reckless
WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State John Kerry calls Saturday’s assault on a shopping mall in Kenya’s capital ” an enormous offense against everyone’s sense of right and wrong.” Kerry, who is in New York...
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Protests erupt in Khartoum after fuel subsidies lifted
KHARTOUM- Sudanese police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in the capital Khartoum on Wednesday, witnesses and activists said, as dissent against the lifting of fuel subsidies spread....
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House Republicans Continue Talks With Obama as Reid Balks
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and House Republican leaders are discussing a potential agreement that would extend the nation’s borrowing authority even as the Senate’s top Democrat said he didn’t...
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U.S. senators hint at possible fiscal deal on Tuesday
WASHINGTON — A month of combat in the U.S. Congress over government spending showed signs on Monday of giving way to a Senate deal to reopen shuttered federal agencies and prevent an economically...
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