Breaking down the Obama budget
Obama’s $4 trillion budget, like every president’s, is a wish list, but it also serves as a key mission statement.Read More ...
Cuba publishes photos of Fidel Castro to quiet rumors of poor health
Cuban
state media released the first photographs of former president Fidel
Castro in nearly six months in a bid to quiet rumors that his health is
failing. The images showed the 88-year-old Castro at his home along with
his wife Dalia during a meeting with the leader of a students' union,
and were published in the state-run newspaper Granma and other official
media. Castro had remained quiet publicly after the United States and
Cuba announced in December that they were going to restore diplomatic
relations after a half century of enmity stemming from the Cold War. The
images come after weeks of feverish speculation concerning the Cuban
revolutionary leader's medical condition after he disappeared from the
public eye.Read More ...
Northeast's freezing temps could cause dangerous roads
BOSTON
(AP) — Forecasters from Philadelphia to Portland, Maine, have warned
that "flash freezing" could make roads dangerously slippery a day after
snow fell on much of the East Coast.Read More ...
Snow batters Northeast U.S. for second time in week
By
Ellen Wulfhorst and Elizabeth Barber NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - A
deadly winter snowstorm was forecast to lift on Monday night after
walloping the Northeastern United States, forcing the delay of Boston's
Super Bowl victory parade and snarling air traffic at several major
airports. The second major storm in less than a week pummeled residents
from New York City to Boston with snow, freezing rain and gusty winds.
Weather conditions were a factor in at least 10 deaths, including some
in the Midwest where the storm hit heavily on Sunday into Monday.
Boston, already blanketed by 2 feet (60 cm) of snow from a blizzard last
week and predicted to get a further foot, set a record for the snowiest
seven-day period in the city's history.Read More ...
NFL great Warren Sapp arrested on suspicion of soliciting escort
By
David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - National Football League Hall of
Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp was arrested at a Phoenix hotel on
Monday on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute and assault, authorities
said. Sapp, who had been covering the Super Bowl as an analyst for the
NFL Network, was booked into Maricopa County jail after an incident
involving two escorts in an apparent dispute over money, said Phoenix
police spokesman Sergeant Trent Crump. He was released from jail on
Monday afternoon after making an initial appearance in Phoenix Municipal
Court.Read More ...
Texas marks 'Chris Kyle Day' in honor of sniper
(Reuters) - The U.S. state of Texas declared Feb. 2 "Chris Kyle Day" on Monday, honoring the late Navy Seal marksman portrayed in the film "American Sniper," two years after his death. The movie, starring Bradley Cooper as Kyle who was killed by a disgruntled U.S. veteran on a Texas gun range on Feb. 2, 2013, has been a box office hit and stirred debate between liberals and conservatives. "Today, we commemorate (Kyle's) passing, and we honor his service and the service of his comrades in arms who have joined him to defend our great nation," Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, said in his proclamation. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee said the movie has led to "violent threats" against its members, and asked Cooper and director Clint Eastwood to denounce the hateful language.
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Obama joins ally list on Greek austerity relief
Greece's
new left-wing government can boast some high-profile allies, from Nobel
economics laureates to US President Barack Obama, in its controversial
drive against austerity in Europe. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says
Greece's economy will never truly recover from a six-year recession that
has caused a "humanitarian crisis" in the country without growth
stimulus and another cut to its massive debt. Germany, which has borne
the bulk of Greece's multi-billion-euro bailout, was quick to rule out
another debt cut after a 2012 operation slashed Athens' obligations to
private creditors by about 100 billion euros ($113 billion). A few days
later, US Nobel laureate Paul Krugman noted that demanding Athens create
a budget surplus of 4.5 percent of output is akin to "extracting blood
from a stone".Read More ...
Robin Williams' wife, children fight over his estate
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Chris Christie: Parents should have choice in vaccinations
The GOP governor of New Jersey takes a controversial stance on vaccines.Read More ...
US weighs arms deliveries to Ukraine
President
Barack Obama's aides and top commanders are seriously considering
providing arms and more military equipment to Ukraine as its army
struggles against pro-Russian separatists, officials said Monday. The
Obama administration had previously ruled out sending weapons to
Ukraine's government but the failure of economic sanctions to persuade
Russia to halt military assistance for the separatists has prompted a
second look at the option, officials told AFP. Some senior figures in
the administration now backed the move despite earlier concerns about
triggering a dangerous escalation with Russia, officials said.
Washington so far has provided non-lethal assistance to Ukraine,
including flak jackets, medical supplies, radios and night-vision
goggles.Read More ...
Rebels pound Ukrainian troops after peace talks fail
Separatist rockets streaked across hills in eastern Ukraine.Read More ...
New Yemen drone strike kills four Qaeda suspects
A
drone strike killed at least four Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen Monday,
tribal sources said, the third attack in a week after Washington vowed
to pursue its anti-jihadist campaign there. The unmanned aircraft, which
only the United States operates in the region, targeted a car carrying
"at least four" suspects in Baida province, the sources said. This was
the third such strike since US President Barack Obama on January 25
vowed no let-up in Washington's campaign against jihadists in Yemen.Read More ...
Strauss-Kahn goes on trial for 'pimping'
The ex-IMF chief finds himself back in the dock, this time accused of being at the center of a vice ring.Read More ...
Obama proposes $3.99 trillion budget
By
Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday
proposed a $3.99 trillion budget that drew scorn from Republicans and
set up battles over tax reform, infrastructure spending, and the quest
to prove which party best represents the middle class. In his fiscal
year 2016 budget blueprint, a political document that must be approved
by Congress to take effect, Obama proposed a series of programs to help
middle-income Americans that he would pay for with higher taxes on
corporations and wealthy individuals. Obama's budget fleshes out
proposals from his State of the Union address last month and helps
highlight Democratic priorities for the last two years of his presidency
and the beginning of the 2016 presidential campaign. "I know there are
Republicans who disagree with my approach.Read More ...
California’s next big political wave
When
California Sen. Barbara Boxer announced on Jan. 8 that she would be
retiring after her current term ends in 2016, Golden State politicos
reacted with the sort of panting excitement usually reserved for a
regime change at, say, Buckingham Palace. A new generation of California
Democrats has a rare chance for major office. But aside from age, how
do they differ from the previous generation? This is an important
question not just for California but for the entire Democratic Party —
and possibly the entire country.Read More ...
Snow smashes northeastern U.S. for second time in week
By Ellen Wulfhorst and Elizabeth Barber NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - A record breaking winter storm walloped the northeastern United States on Monday, burying Boston to force the delay of its Super Bowl victory parade and leaving behind more than a foot (30 cm) of snow in the Chicago area. The second major storm in less than a week pummeled residents from New York City to Boston with snow, freezing rain and gusty winds, and was blamed for at least four deaths. Boston, already blanketed by two feet (60 cm) of snow from a blizzard last week and predicted to get another foot, set a record for the snowiest seven-day period in the city's history. Heavy snowfall expected to last until about midnight prompted Mayor Marty Walsh to postpone by one day until Wednesday the parade to celebrate the New England Patriots' 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday's National Football League championship game.
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