| The Koch brothers love Scott Walker — but not his tough-on-crime past Posted: 13 Jul 2015 11:19 AM PDT  The activist brothers are impressed by Walker's anti-union stance, but one major area of disagreement remains.
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| Obama commutes sentences of 46 U.S. federal prisoners Posted: 13 Jul 2015 10:16 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 46 federal prisoners on Monday, a move he said is part of his commitment to reforming the U.S. criminal justice system.
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| In speech, Clinton to put wages at heart of economic policy Posted: 13 Jul 2015 06:56 AM PDT  By Alistair Bell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton will put the fight for higher wages for "everyday Americans" at the heart of her economic agenda on Monday, when she makes the first major policy speech in her White House bid. Clinton will argue that ensuring middle-class wages rise steadily along with executive salaries and company profits is the defining economic challenge of our time, her campaign said. With one eye on the growing support for socialist Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who is also seeking the Democratic nomination, Clinton will lay out her economic vision in the address at The New School university in Manhattan's Greenwich Village at 10 a.m. EDT.
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| Austin police officer placed on leave for fatally shooting suspect Posted: 13 Jul 2015 06:23 AM PDT An Austin, Texas, police officer has been placed on administrative leave after fatally shooting a suspect who was trying to flee and appeared to be reaching for a weapon, police said on Monday. "Officers instructed him to go and place his hands behind his back," said Austin Assistant Police Chief Brian Manley. |
| Walker enters Republican race, needs to show appeal beyond Iowa Posted: 13 Jul 2015 04:46 AM PDT  By Steve Holland MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Scott Walker jumped into the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Monday, needing to prove he has learned from early missteps and can appeal to voters beyond the conservatives who dominate the first nominating contest in Iowa. The Wisconsin governor, the 15th Republican to announce a presidential candidacy, has a resume that appeals to conservatives and has placed him among the top contenders for his party's nomination in poll after poll. Walker's advisers say he will portray himself as a "fighter who can win" at a campaign launch at 6:15 p.m. EDT in Waukesha, just outside of Milwaukee.
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| Wisconsin Governor Walker says running for U.S. president in 2016 Posted: 13 Jul 2015 04:16 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced on Monday he was joining the crowded Republican field seeking the White House in the November 2016 election. "America needs new, fresh leadership with big, bold ideas from outside of Washington to actually get things done," Walker said in a new video. "I am running for president to fight and win for the American people." (Reporting by Emily Stephenson)
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| Iran talks hit final stage but deal remains elusive Posted: 13 Jul 2015 03:44 AM PDT  VIENNA (AP) — Disputes over attempts to probe Tehran's alleged work on nuclear weapons unexpectedly persisted at Iran nuclear talks on Monday, diplomats said, threatening plans to wrap up a deal by midnight — the latest in a series of deadlines for the negotiations.
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| Clinton to propose tax incentives to encourage companies to share profits: aide Posted: 13 Jul 2015 03:28 AM PDT  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday will propose tax incentives to encourage companies to share more profits with workers, according to a campaign aide. In a speech in New York in which she will lay out her economic vision, Clinton will say that workers need to benefit from the profits they are helping to produce and will cite studies showing profit-sharing can increase productivity.
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| Iran nuclear deal 'very close' Posted: 13 Jul 2015 12:50 AM PDT  Iran and major powers will seek Monday to clinch a historic nuclear deal, with both sides saying an accord on ending a 13-year standoff lies tantalisingly within reach. The talks, the latest set of which have dragged on for more than two weeks, aim to nail down an agreement curbing Iran's nuclear activities to make it extremely difficult for Tehran to develop the atomic bomb, an aim the Islamic Republic denies. There had been optimism that a deal would be clinched over the weekend, but finalising a framework accord struck in April has proved difficult, with talks stumbling on the exact timing of sanctions relief and Iran's desire to have a UN conventional arms embargo lifted.
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| Officials: 'Agreement' at eurozone summit on Greece bailout Posted: 13 Jul 2015 12:19 AM PDT  Eurozone leaders at a marathon emergency summit on Greece say a deal is at hand.
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| Greece talks drag beyond deadline amid warnings of euro exit Posted: 13 Jul 2015 12:04 AM PDT  BRUSSELS (AP) — Talks between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and distrustful European leaders dragged past a self-imposed weekend deadline and beyond dawn Monday without an agreement that would give the Greek leader a rescue package to prevent his banks from collapsing.
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| Oklahoma woman named Miss USA; Trump a no-show Posted: 12 Jul 2015 09:23 PM PDT  Oklahoma's Olivia Jordan was crowned Miss USA on Sunday, capping weeks of controversy in the run-up to the annual beauty pageant after its co-owner Donald Trump made incendiary remarks about Mexican immigrants while announcing his run for president. Despite the controversy, no incidents or disruptions were apparent either in the audience or on stage during the live broadcast from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, carried on cable channel Reelz after NBC dropped the show over Trump's remarks. Trump, who traditionally attends, said on Saturday he would be campaigning and would not be on hand.
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| Eurozone leaders thrash out Greece bailout deal Posted: 12 Jul 2015 08:51 PM PDT  Eurozone leaders were thrashing out a Greek bailout deal through the early hours on Monday after Athens received an ultimatum to accept harsh reforms or be forced to leave the single currency. Time was running out to get a desperately needed debt agreement in place after 10 hours of talks in Brussels, with Greece's economy and banking system at risk of imminent collapse. Europe appeared at its most divided for decades as Greece and its 18 eurozone partners worked on a statement detailing steps expected from Athens, including the enactment of reforms in parliament by Wednesday.
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| Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata dies of cancer at 55 Posted: 12 Jul 2015 06:23 PM PDT  Nintendo said Monday that its chief executive Satoru Iwata has died of bile duct cancer at the age of 55, several months after he abandoned the Japanese videogame giant's consoles-only policy. In a brief statement, the Kyoto-based firm said Iwata passed away on Saturday. Iwata, who started off as a programmer, took the top post at Nintendo in 2002, two years after joining the firm and was more recently pushing a long awaited departure from its consoles-only policy in a bid to repair a battered balance sheet.
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| Confederate flag supporters rise up to defend embattled symbol Posted: 12 Jul 2015 03:39 PM PDT  Horns blared and hundreds of the rebel flags fluttered as more than 1,500 vehicles and some 4,500 people turned out for the "Florida Southern Pride Ride" in Ocala, according to police estimates. "That flag has a lot of different meanings to a lot of different people," said David Stone, 38, who organized the event. In South Carolina, lawmakers moved quickly to take the flag down from the statehouse grounds in Columbia, a longstanding demand of those who see it as a divisive symbol of the South's pro-slavery legacy.
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