Florida passes record budget, backed by sales tax revenue
By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida legislators, following a trend among states bouncing back from the nation...
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Idea that American held by Venezuela is a spy 'ridiculous:' Obama
By Steve Holland SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The Venezuelan government's suggestion that an American citizen it has detained is a spy is "r...
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Florida restores early voting days, moves back primary
By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Still smarting from jokes about Florida's inability to run statewide elections, F...
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Kerry phones China over dissident's nephew, can't reach minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tried calling Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the imprisoned n...
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Obama says does not foresee sending U.S. troops to Syria
By Mark Felsenthal and Steve Holland SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he does not foresee a sc...
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Author Samantha Power being considered for U.S. diplomatic post
By Arshad Mohammed and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Samantha Power, a Pulitzer Prize winning author, former White House aid...
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California governor grudgingly lists ways to ease prison crowding
By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown, under court order to produce a plan to ease overcrowdin...
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Chinese dissident urges U.S. to ensure family's fair treatment
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng called on the United States on Friday to ensure his family ...
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Lawmakers struggle over guest workers in immigration bill
By Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Senate gets ready to debate the details of a broad U.S. immigration bill, a group of Ho...
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After flight delays, will cancer move Congress to act?
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Congress sifts through a growing number of requests for targeted relief from automatic spe...
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