National Government

Here are some things Hartford can be proud of -- although they were not highlighted in yhe article "Mayor's Budget Plan Cut By $8.6 Million" [May 21, news]: City Council agreed to a budget. Majority and minority leaders each had some wins, some losses....

By David Stanway and Niu Shuping BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - The discovery of dangerous levels of toxic cadmium in rice sold in the southern city of Guangzhou, the latest in a series of food scandals, has piled more pressure on China to clean up its food...

* Trade secret theft costs $300 billion, 2.1 million jobs * China responsible for 50 percent to 80 percent of theft * U.S. responses to date too slow for growing problem By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Theft of trade secrets, chiefly...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Theft of trade secrets, chiefly by China, costs the U.S. economy $300 billion a year and must be fought with sanctions as tough as those used against terrorism and drug trafficking, an advisory panel said on Wednesday. The...

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp is ramping up its Washington-centric campaign to thwart Japanese firm SoftBank Corp's bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, hoping to convince lawmakers and government reviewers that it poses national security...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar hovered at a near three-year high against a basket of major currencies in Asia on Thursday, having risen broadly as Treasury yields jumped on the prospect that the Federal Reserve might scale back its stimulus program this...

By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to first undergo drug testing, when lawmakers gave final approval to a Republican-backed bill mandating such checks on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is set to announce it is closing its two Australian auto plants and will cease production in the country by 2016 as it struggles with sliding sales, high costs and a strong Australian dollar, local media reported on...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico sees total mining investment between 2013-2018 of at least $25 billion, holding steady or rising slightly from the previous six years despite the prospect of less favorable metals prices, Mexico's top government mining...

GENEVA/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The UK and French governments are set to join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed at reducing corruption, sources involved in the process said on...