Obama pushes to hold down student loan interest rates
By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday pushed his plan to tie federal student loan interest rates to the market, and criticized a Republican plan passed by the...
View ArticleSee 1939 New York City in vibrant color
A newly released, captivating film clip brings to colorful life the streets of New York City—in the summer of 1939. You read that right: The color footage, which comes from Romano-Archives and was...
View ArticleIran’s sponsorship of terrorism sees "marked resurgence" : U.S.
By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran‘s sponsorship of terrorism overseas underwent “a marked resurgence” in 2012, reaching levels not seen in 20 years, the U.S. State Department charged on...
View ArticleCyber threats pose ‘stealthy, insidious’ danger: defense chief
By David Alexander ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that cyber threats posed a “quiet, stealthy, insidious” danger to the United States and...
View ArticleNew Yorker wins U.S. spelling bee with ‘knaidel’
By Ian Simpson OXON HILL, Maryland (Reuters) – Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year-old boy from Bayside Hills, New York, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday by correctly spelling “knaidel,” a...
View ArticleObama’s half-brother selling president’s handwritten letters for $30,000
Malik Obama hopes to profit from a pair of handwritten presidential lettters. (AP)Sign up for one of President Barack Obama’s email lists, and you can receive a wealth of letters from the president,...
View ArticleSonar image may show Amelia Earhart’s plane
May 30 (Reuters) – Bayern Munich defender Dante and midfielder Luiz Gustavo will miss Saturday’s German Cup final against VfB Stuttgart after Brazil told the pair to report for training the same day,...
View ArticleObama says Democrats could win back U.S. House in 2014
By Roberta Rampton CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, whose agenda has been frustrated by Republicans in Washington, said on Wednesday he believed his party could reclaim control of the House...
View ArticleSupporters of U.S. immigration bill unsettled by Rubio message
By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Marco Rubio‘s repeated criticism of parts of the sweeping U.S. immigration bill he helped craft has unsettled immigration reform advocates and...
View ArticleThreatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin: police
By Edith Honan and Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two anonymous letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the...
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