Snow storm that covered South heads off to sea
A winter storm that crossed in a nearly straight line dumping snow, sleet and ice this week from northern Texas to Washington was heading off the Atlantic coast early Sunday.
U.S. satisfied with recall fix, Toyota chief apologizes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators are satisfied with a Toyota Motor Corp. plan for fixing an accelerator problem that is part of a widening global recall and unprecedented sales and production halt, a government official said on Saturday.
U.S. government weighs other sites for 9/11 trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has begun looking for places other than the heart of New York City to prosecute the accused September 11 attack plotters in the face of fierce criticism tied to security and costs, U.S. officials said on …
North Korea holding second U.S. citizen, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea has informed the United States it is holding a second U.S. citizen, the State Department said on Friday.
State of the union: Obama’s reality check
Having a US president who is not George W Bush may come as a relief to the rest of the world, but the legacy Mr Obama inherited has been all too quickly forgotten at homeBarack Obama is a good man, and by the standards of his predecessor, an intellectually honest one. He told a Baptist [...]
A depressing state of the union | Richard Adams
Downbeat and smallbore – that’s what the pundits are expecting from Obama’s state of the union address tonightThe eyes of a nervous, impatient world will turn towards America this evening, as a powerful leader prepares to outline his vision for a new era. That will be Steve Jobs launching Apple’s latest iGadget. And in other [...]
Judge rejects easing prison limits on shoe-bomber
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge on Tuesday rejected a request by convicted shoe-bomber Richard Reid to relax special restrictions on his incarceration that include limits on his communications to the outside world.
2 workers killed in D.C.-area transit accident
Two Metro workers were struck and killed by a maintenance vehicle along a track Tuesday, the latest in a string of fatalities since last year in the Washington area’s transit system.
How Will Obama’s Spending Freeze Play in Washington?
The announcement that President Obama will freeze non-military discretionary spending for three years has the liberal caucus in a tizzy.
Obama to seek three-year freeze on domestic spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, under pressure from deficit hawks, will seek a three-year freeze on domestic spending in his 2011 budget that would save $250 billion by 2020, administration officials said on Monday.