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GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned on Thursday that an obscure U.S. Christian pastor’s plan to burn the Koran could provoke al Qaeda suicide bombings, as international pressure mounted on Washington to step in.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to a two-month low, while the trade deficit narrowed sharply in July, hopeful signs for the stuttering economic recovery.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. reforms are poised to dramatically shift the nation’s healthcare spending, not only curbing Medicare costs but also pumping more money toward the private sector as roughly 32 million people gain coverage.
KABUL (Reuters) – India led calls on Thursday for the United States to intervene to halt a small church’s plan to burn copies of the Koran in commemoration of the September 11 attacks and urged a media blackout to calm tensions.
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company’s role in the world’s biggest offshore spill.
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company’s role in the world’s biggest offshore spill.
PARMA, Ohio (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday ruled out extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier Americans, as he sought to draw a sharp distinction between his Democrats and Republicans in this election year.
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A BP Plc investigation of the Gulf of Mexico disaster played down the company’s role in the world’s worst offshore oil spill, seeking to share the blame with its contractors.
LONDON (Reuters) – BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States’ worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will push billions of dollars in new business tax incentives and spending on big construction projects on Wednesday, as he tries to convince a balky Congress to pass measures intended to spur the economy and create jobs.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will push billions of dollars in new business tax incentives and spending on big construction projects on Wednesday, as he tries to convince a balky Congress to pass measures intended to spur the economy and create jobs.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States does not plan to contribute to a NATO request for 2,000 troops for the Afghan war, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, even as the head of the alliance held out the possibility of U.S. participation.
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