Domestic News

U.S. Tax Court rules against MBA student seeking tuition tax break

BY PATRICK TEMPLE-WEST WASHINGTON Thu Dec 26, 2013 3:45pm EST (Reuters) – The U.S. Tax Court has dealt a setback to young MBA students with little work experience who try to claim their tuition costs as a tax-deductible business expense, lawyers […]

by · December 27, 2013 · Domestic News, News

Utah officials suspect bald eagle deaths linked to die-off of shore birds

BY LAURA ZUCKERMAN Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:43pm EST (Reuters) – The tally of unexplained bald eagle deaths in Utah this month rose to 20 on Thursday as state wildlife officials looked for possible links to diseases suspected in a […]

by · December 27, 2013 · Domestic News, News

Philadelphia court overturns priest’s conviction in sex cover-up

Monsignor William Lynn walks from the courthouse as the jury deliberates in his sexual abuse trial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in this June 4, 2012, file photo. CREDIT: REUTERS/TIM SHAFFER/FILES BY DAVE WARNER PHILADELPHIA Thu Dec 26, 2013 6:22pm EST (Reuters) – […]

by · December 27, 2013 · Domestic News, News

Connecticut police to release Newtown massacre documents Friday

BY EDITH HONAN NEW YORK Thu Dec 26, 2013 8:39pm EST (Reuters) – Connecticut state police plan to release a trove of documents on Friday tied to their investigation of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year that […]

by · December 27, 2013 · Domestic News, News

President Obama Visits Troops On Christmas Day.

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and first lady Michelle Obama greet military personnel during a Christmas day visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii December 25, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque By Ros Krasny KANOEHE BAY, Hawaii (Reuters) – U.S. […]

by · December 26, 2013 · Domestic News

Target meets with state attorneys as lawsuits pile up

BY JIM FINKLE AND DHANYA SKARIACHAN BOSTON/NEW YORK Mon Dec 23, 2013 5:53pm EST People shop at a Target store during Black Friday sales in the Brooklyn borough of New York, November 29, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/ERIC THAYER (Reuters) – Target Corp’s […]

by · December 23, 2013 · Domestic News, News

Committee for unsecured creditors appointed in Detroit bankruptcy

DETROIT Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:01pm EST A woman walks through the Midtown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan December 3, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/JOSHUA LOTT (Reuters) – An independent federal trustee helping to administer Detroit’s historic bankruptcy case on Monday named a committee […]

by · December 23, 2013 · Domestic News, News

Father, son killed in murder-suicide plunge from NYC high rise

NEW YORK Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:47pm EST (Reuters) – A father and his 3-year-old son died after the man threw the boy from the roof of a luxury Manhattan high-rise and then leapt off the building on Sunday following “domestic […]

by · December 23, 2013 · Domestic News, Local News, News

Gay marriages proceed in Utah as judge refuses to block ruling

BY JENNIFER DOBNER SALT LAKE CITY Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:07pm EST Shauna Griffen (L) and Brooke Shepherd get married at the Salt Lake County Government Building in Salt Lake City, Utah, December 23, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/JIM URQUHART (Reuters) – Same-sex […]

by · December 23, 2013 · Domestic News, News

Message from The Social Security Administration

Dear Sir: I want to let you know about some important upcoming changes to the services we provide at Social Security offices across the country. As of February 2014, the Social Security Administration will no longer offer Social Security number […]

by · December 23, 2013 · Bulletin Board, Domestic News
Backlash Against Techie Gentrification

Backlash Against Techie Gentrification

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Protesters blocked buses said to be operated by Google Inc and Apple Inc in San Francisco and Oakland on Friday, the latest sign of a growing backlash against the booming

by · December 21, 2013 · Business, Domestic News
President Barack Obama on Friday defended his administration’s decisions

President Barack Obama on Friday defended his administration’s decisions

By Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday defended his administration’s decision to delay for some people the requirement to buy medical insurance under his health care law, but acknowledged that the botched rollout of […]

by · December 21, 2013 · Domestic News, Health & Nutrition

Country singer Ray Price died at his home in Mount Pleasant, Texas

By Vicki Allen (Reuters) – Country singer Ray Price, a pioneer of Texas honky-tonk music who later applied his rich baritone to lushly arranged ballads for pop crossover hits, died on Monday at his home in Mount Pleasant, Texas, at […]

by · December 20, 2013 · Domestic News

Reuters Exclusive: Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer

BY JOSEPH MENN SAN FRANCISCO Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:07pm EST An RSA SecurID dongle used for internet VPN tunnelling is seen in Toronto December 18, 2013. CREDIT: REUTERS/CHRIS HELGREN (Reuters) – As a key part of a campaign to embed […]

by · December 20, 2013 · Domestic News, News

Facebook Sued for Alleged Misleading Investors

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook Inc, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks must face a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about its health before its $16 billion initial public offering, a […]

by · December 19, 2013 · Business, Domestic News, World News