WASHINGTON – Susan Rice’s would-be path to the U.S. State Department hit another snag on Wednesday following revelations that she owns significant stock in Calgary-based TransCanada, the energy giant hoping to win approval from the Obama administration to build its Keystone XL pipeline.
Even with legalization vote, marijuana still not allowed at colleges in Washington, Colorado
SPOKANE, Wash. – Young voters helped pass laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado, but many still won’t be able to light up.
U.S. to honor Israel's Barak, outgoing architect of Iran policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will receive the highest award he could be given by a U.S. secretary of defense when he visits the Pentagon on Thursday, three days after announcing his exit from political life next year. The 70-year-old Barak, a leading strategist in confronting Iran over its nuclear program who has also served as Israel’s prime minister and armed forces chief, has been a regular visitor to the Pentagon in recent years as tensions with Tehran simmer. …
Photographer catches wild coyotes checking out bar scene near Chicago's historic Wrigley Field
surrounded on all sides by bars, restaurants and busy streets -- wasn’t what one photographer was expecting on a busy Friday night.
Egypt crisis raises fears of 'second revolution'
Faced with an unprecedented strike by the courts and massive opposition protests, Egypt's Islamist president is not backing down in the showdown over decrees granting him near-absolute powers. Audit firms sued in HP's Autonomy acquisition
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new shareholder lawsuit over Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of British software firm Autonomy has named Big Four audit firms Deloitte and KPMG as defendants, alleging they missed numerous red flags about Auto nomy's accounting. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in federal court in San Jose, California, also named HP's board of directors, officers, and former executives, alleging breach of duty and negligence for their role in HP's acquisition Autonomy. HP is expected to face a barrage of lawsuits by investors seeking to recoup losses. … Congo rebels keep hold on towns they pledged to leave
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kept a firm grip on Wednesday over towns captured from government forces, despite a pledge to respect a deal brokered by Uganda and withdraw. World powers and regional neighbors are scrambling to contain the latest violence in Congo’s volatile east, where political and ethnic rifts and competition for vast mineral resources are again threatening to ignite a regional war. …
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