Reuters: Top News

U.S. Senate approves broad healthcare overhaul

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:47:45 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Thursday, backing sweeping changes in the medical insurance market and new coverage for tens of millions of uninsured Americans.

U.S. pay czar Feinberg OKs compensation at some bailout firms

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:05:10 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg on Wednesday approved compensation plans for several executives and top-paid employees at three firms that have received taxpayer aid.

Yemen says Fort Hood-linked imam may be dead

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:27:29 -0500

SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni air raid may have killed the top two leaders of al Qaeda's regional branch on Thursday, and an American Muslim preacher linked to the man who shot dead 13 people at a U.S. army base may also have died, a Yemeni security official said.

Iran bans services for dissident cleric: websites

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:47:10 -0500

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have banned memorial gatherings for a leading dissident cleric, with the exception of those in his birthplace and the holy city of Qom, opposition websites reported on Thursday.

Russia to work on new nuclear missiles: Medvedev

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:06:23 -0500

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will work on a new generation of nuclear missiles to ensure its nuclear deterrent remains effective, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

Obama says disappointment at Copenhagen justified

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:59:44 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that disappointment over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit was justified, hardening a widespread verdict that the conference had been a failure.

CORRECTED: Agility says U.S. court case postponed, no new date

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:05:37 -0500

(Corrects share price in last paragraph from 6.3 dinars to 0.63 dinars)

Woman arrested in Hawaii for threat to first lady

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:49:53 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities arrested and charged a woman in Hawaii last week for allegedly threatening to kill President Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, days before the Obamas were due to arrive in the state for the Christmas holiday.

U.S. plane overshoots Jamaica runway, dozens hurt

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:51:15 -0500

KINGSTON (Reuters) - An American Airlines Boeing 737 carrying more than 150 passengers and crew overshot the runway while landing in torrential rain in Jamaica late on Tuesday, cracking open its fuselage and halting just short of the Caribbean sea, authorities and eyewitnesses said.

Colorado parents sentenced for "balloon boy" hoax

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:17:12 -0500

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - A Colorado couple who riveted America with a bogus claim their son had floated away in a balloon received a 90-day jail term for the father on Wednesday, and both face thousands of dollars in restitution.