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U.S. consumer watchdog says 2009 law reduced credit card fees Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 09:07 PM PDT | Top |
South Korea, U.S. sign new strategy to deter North Korea nuclear threat Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 08:50 PM PDT | Top |
Jacksonville airport reopens after suspicious 'device' removed Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 08:48 PM PDT (Reuters) - Jacksonville International Airport reopened on Tuesday night after a bomb squad removed a "device" in one of two suspicious packages that had prompted an evacuation of the Florida airport several hours earlier, police said. Jacksonville police had blocked off the entrance to the airport about 6 p.m. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Officials called in a bomb squad to analyze the packages, said Michael Stewart, an airport spokesman. One of the packages was found in a terminal and a second in a parking garage, Stewart said. ... Full Story | Top |
America's Cup 'vultures' already circling Team NZ: Dalton Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 07:25 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Team New Zealand's design and sailing team are under siege from rival challengers keen to snap up their expertise before the next America's Cup, syndicate head Grant Dalton has said. Team New Zealand (TNZ) were beaten by defenders Oracle Team USA, backed by software billionaire Larry Ellison, in a winner-takes-all final race on San Francisco Bay last week and the future of the syndicate has come under scrutiny. TNZ's campaign, put in excess of NZ$120 million ($99. ... Full Story | Top |
BP tells court it did not dither in response to U.S. Gulf spill Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 07:17 PM PDT | Top |
Sailing-America's Cup 'vultures' already circling Team NZ - Dalton Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 07:17 PM PDT WELLINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Team New Zealand's design and sailing team are under siege from rival challengers keen to snap up their expertise before the next America's Cup, syndicate head Grant Dalton has said. Team New Zealand (TNZ) were beaten by defenders Oracle Team USA, backed by software billionaire Larry Ellison, in a winner-takes-all final race on San Francisco Bay last week and the future of the syndicate has come under scrutiny. TNZ's campaign, put in excess of NZ$120 million ($99. ... Full Story | Top |
NY to sue Wells Fargo, strike deal with Bank of America over mortgages: sources Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 06:58 PM PDT | Top |
Netanyahu at U.N.: Don't trust Rouhani, Iran's overtures a ruse Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 06:56 PM PDT | Top |
Developing Asia can weather Fed's tapering, says ADB Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 06:34 PM PDT | Top |
Celebrities tell followers to #GetCovered with Obamacare Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 06:30 PM PDT | Top |
Cameron casts election as battle over free markets Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 06:28 PM PDT | Top |
Britain's Cameron casts election as battle over free markets Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 06:06 PM PDT | Top |
Yellowstone visitors, turned away, get taste of U.S. government shutdown Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 05:53 PM PDT | Top |
Jacksonville airport evacuated after suspicious packages found Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 05:40 PM PDT (Reuters) - Jacksonville International Airport was evacuated on Tuesday as authorities investigated two suspicious packages, an airport official said. Jacksonville police blocked off the entrance to the airport about 6 p.m. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Officials called in a bomb squad to analyze the packages, said Michael Stewart, an airport spokesman. One of the packages was found in a terminal and a second in a parking garage, Stewart said. The Florida Times-Union reported that the incident began when authorities confronted a man who said he had a bomb. ... Full Story | Top |
In first day of U.S. shutdown, no sign how it will end Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 05:38 PM PDT | Top |
Ecuador arrests retired officers for suspected crimes against humanity Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 05:34 PM PDT By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - A judge in Ecuador ordered the arrest of three retired senior military officers on Tuesday and the house arrest of seven more on charges of committing crimes against humanity almost 30 years ago. The retired officers, who are in their 60s, 70s and 80s, are accused in connection with crimes including torture, kidnappings and sexual violence that were allegedly committed in 1985 against three members of an armed leftist revolutionary group. ... Full Story | Top |
Billionaire rocketeers duke it out for shuttle launch pad Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 05:29 PM PDT | Top |
U.S. House Democrats reject Republican bid to keep national parks open Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 05:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican measure to keep national parks open during the U.S. government shutdown was rejected on Tuesday by Democrats in the House of Representatives. The measure received a majority of the vote, 252-176. But it was placed on a legislative fast track that needed a two-thirds majority to pass. The White House said earlier that President Barack Obama would veto any "piecemeal" legislation that would restore funding only to certain parts of the government like national parks, veterans programs and the District of Columbia, rather than a broad federal spending bill. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. House Democrats defeat Republican measure to fund the District of Columbia Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 05:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives defeated a Republican measure on Tuesday to provide federal funds to keep the city of Washington, D.C. running, during shutdown of the U.S. government. The measure received a majority of the vote, 265-163, but fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for the bill to pass on a legislative fast-track. (Reporting By Thomas Ferraro) Full Story | Top |
Shutdown sets off scramble to delay U.S. court deadlines Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 05:09 PM PDT By David Ingram and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with an indefinite government shutdown, U.S. government lawyers sought delays on Tuesday in court cases across the country on subjects ranging from competition among Idaho hospitals to drone strikes abroad. The requests to postpone trials and deadlines for written briefs had been expected after the Justice Department cautioned on Monday that non-critical civil matters would fall victim to a lack of money. Only U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Factbox: Measuring the impacts of the U.S. government shutdown Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 05:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Large sections of the U.S. government closed down on Tuesday after Congress was unable to reach an agreement on funding for the new fiscal year because of a standoff over healthcare reforms. Federal workers and government functions have been divided between essential and non-essential services, and the effects will be felt in various ways - some acute, others barely noticeable. ... Full Story | Top |
Chinese dissident Chen to join conservative U.S. think tank Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 05:01 PM PDT | Top |
U.S. Treasury starts last measures to preserve borrowing authority Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:59 PM PDT | Top |
USOC backs gay rights but won't lead charge for change Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:58 PM PDT | Top |
U.S. Democrats defeat Republican measure to fund veterans Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a Republican measure on Tuesday to fund the Veterans Administration while much of the rest of the government remains closed. A majority of the House voted for the legislation, 264-164. But since the measure was placed on a legislative fast-track, it needed two-thirds to pass, and thus failed. Democrats argued that Republicans should instead approve a bill passed by the Senate to fund the Veterans Administration and other federal agencies through November 15. ... Full Story | Top |
Bankrupt California city wants deal with bond insurer by Thursday Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:52 PM PDT STOCKTON, California (Reuters) - Stockton, California, hopes to have a deal with bond insurer Assured Guaranty by Thursday, but if needed the city could impose a settlement to help it exit bankruptcy, its city manager said. "We want consent," Stockton Manager Bob Deis said during a press briefing on Tuesday. "But it's not necessary." Stockton released on Friday a draft plan for adjusting its debt to exit from municipal bankruptcy that maintains pension obligations to city employees while paying some creditors less than they are owed. ... Full Story | Top |
Olympics-USOC backs gay rights but won't lead charge for change Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:50 PM PDT By Steve Keating PARK CITY, Utah Oct 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Olympic officials said on Tuesday they support amending the Olympic Charter to boost support for gay athletes but cautioned that its main role is as a sports body and not a human rights organization. A Russian law that forbids the dissemination of information on homosexuality to minors has been the hot topic at this week's United States Olympic Committee media summit with nearly all the 113 athletes in attendance asked for their thoughts. ... Full Story | Top |
Fonterra, Danone in talks to resolve dairy recall dispute Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:48 PM PDT | Top |
Computer problems won't halt September 11 hearings at Guantanamo, judge rules Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:45 PM PDT By Jane Sutton MIAMI (Reuters) - Pretrial hearings in the September 11 conspiracy case will go forward at the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal while computer network problems are addressed, a U.S. military judge ruled on Tuesday. Defense lawyers had asked the judge, Army Colonel James Pohl, to suspend the hearings until the glitches were repaired, which was expected to take until early next year. They argued in a September hearing that the system made files vanish and allowed outsiders to access case documents that the lawyers are ethically bound to keep confidential. ... Full Story | Top |
Missouri couple charged with decades-old murders of spouses Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:44 PM PDT By Kevin Murphy (Reuters) - A Missouri couple charged with killing their former spouses and two children in separate incidents more than three decades ago were in jail on Tuesday awaiting transfer back to Wyoming where prosecutors say the crimes were committed. Gerald Uden, 71, was charged in Fremont County, Wyoming, with killing his wife and her two sons from a prior marriage in 1980. Alice Uden, 74, was charged in Laramie County with killing her husband in 1974 or 1975, according to court documents. Wyoming authorities announced their arrests on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
'The system is down': Obamacare glitches go public, reasons unclear Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:43 PM PDT | Top |
Egypt army chief calls for quick transition to election Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:41 PM PDT | Top |
Dollar, U.S. stock futures steady; U.S. government shutdown seen short Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:40 PM PDT | Top |
Jacksonville airport evacuated, police investigate suspicious package Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:38 PM PDT (Reuters) - Jacksonville International Airport was evacuated on Tuesday as police investigated a "reported suspicious package," according to a tweet from the Jacksonville Sheriff's office. Jacksonville police blocked off the entrance to the airport. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The Florida Times-Union reported that the incident began when authorities confronted a man who claimed he had a bomb. A second man was seen running from the area, according to a law enforcement source cited by the Times-Union. ... Full Story | Top |
For Obama, it's the 'Republican shutdown' Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:24 PM PDT | Top |
Wall Street shrugs off government shutdown: for now Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:23 PM PDT | Top |
Web traffic, glitches slow Obamacare exchanges launch Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:18 PM PDT | Top |
As Obama plans Asia tour, postcard Philippines isle symbolizes U.S. pivot Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:14 PM PDT | Top |
Florida executes man who killed two women over six weeks in 1988 Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:05 PM PDT By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A man whose execution was delayed for a political fundraiser was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday for the murders of two women over a six-week span 25 years ago. Marshall Lee Gore was the third death row inmate executed in Florida since late May. His execution was rescheduled three times, twice when courts halted the proceeding as his lawyers argued he was mentally incompetent for execution. A third postponement occurred in September when Florida's Attorney General Pam Bondi asked Gov. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. defends diplomats expelled from Venezuela Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 04:03 PM PDT | Top |
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