News reports say President Barack Obama will nominate Senator John Kerry to be the next U.S. secretary of state. Mr. Obama is expected to announce the selection later Friday. Hillary Clinton has served as the top U.S. diplomat since January 2009, when Mr. Obama took office, but she has said she will astep down early […]
Obama to Nominate John Kerry as Secretary of State – Reports
US Commerce Secretary Takes Medical Leave of Absence
The Obama administration says U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson is taking a medical leave of absence to undergo tests after being involved in two separate traffic crashes near Los Angeles, California after suffering an apparent seizure. Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says Bryson was driving a car last Saturday that allegedly struck […]
Seizure Blamed for Commerce Secretary Car Accidents
The U.S. Commerce Department says agency head John Bryson suffered a seizure in connection with two separate hit-and-run car crashes in southern California. A department spokeswoman said Bryson was taken to the hospital and remained overnight for observation, and has been released. Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department say he faces felony hit-and-run […]
US Commerce Secretary Investigated for Car Accidents
U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson is under investigation for two separate hit-and-run car crashes in southern California. Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department say early Saturday evening Bryson was driving a car that struck the back of another vehicle waiting at a railway crossing in the city of San Gabriel. It says he […]