After Sandy Hook, Connecticut lawmakers vote to shield victim photos
By Richard Weizel MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - The Connecticut General Assembly overwhelmingly approved compromise legislation o...
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Obama's U.N. pick Power not always diplomatic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has selected as his nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations a Pulitzer Prize...
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Obama picks loyalist Susan Rice as national security adviser
By Steve Holland and Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama chose close confidante Susan Rice as his new nati...
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Republican wins special congressional election in Missouri
By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Republicans on Tuesday held onto a U.S. House seat vacated by Jo Ann Emerson in so...
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Kerry to push for OAS reform, broad debate on drug policy
By Lesley Wroughton and Mike McDonald ANTIGUA, Guatemala (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry will press for reform of the 35-n...
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FBI searches offices of California state senator, Latino caucus
By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The FBI searched the offices of a California state senator and the Latino legislative ca...
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North Carolina lawmakers want to repeal bias law, restart executions
By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina lawmakers took additional steps on Tuesday to repeal a d...
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Oklahoma will not mandate tornado shelters in schools: Governor
By Greg McCune (Reuters) - The state of Oklahoma will encourage but not require residents to build safe rooms or tornado shelters, a...
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IRS has no plans to verify tax returns ahead of refunds: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service is a long way from developing a system to verify an individual's annual income-t...
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Gallup to alter polling methods after misfire on 2012 U.S. election
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gallup, one of the world's most prominent polling groups, said on Tuesday it would adjust ...
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