On the heels of a government investigation that found widespread problems with the health care given to America’s veterans, the head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, General Eric Shinseki submitted his resignation to the White House after a meeting with President Obama, and it was accepted by the with “considerable regret.” President Obama […]
ANN ARBOR—Consumer confidence declined in May, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research since 1946, the surveys monitor consumer attitudes and expectations. The decrease in May was not due to the gloomy state of the economy during the 1st quarter—which had the weakest pace […]
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2014 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met today with top Singaporean leaders to discuss recent events in the Asia-Pacific region and the defense relationship between the United States and Singapore. Hagel is in Singapore to attend the annual Asia security conference known as the Shangri-La Dialogue. The secretary thanked Prime Minister […]
Fugitive self-proclaimed spy and NSA secrets leaker Edward Snowden says he wants to return home to the United States.In his first interview on U.S. television, Snowden toldNBC-TV newsman Brian Williams Wednesday that he sees himself as a patriot, but that until he can return to the U.S. he plans to ask Russia to extend his […]