Clinton signs bill averting a federal shutdown
President Clinton signed legislation to fund government agencies through March 15 after a 82-8 Senate vote, averting a third shutdown amid a year of budget clashes. The measure, approved by the House 371-42, ends nine weeks of funding while parties seek a longer balanced-budget pact.
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Justice to ask Farrakhan if he's Libyan agent
The Justice Department seeks to determine whether Louis Farrakhan has become an agent of Muammar Gaddafi, triggering registration under the Foreign Agent Registration Act. A letter outlines the requirement for anyone working with a foreign entity to influence U.S. policies to register, following reports of Farrakhan's Libya visit and talks with Gaddafi.
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Colombian cabinet members resign amid Samper drug scandal
Transportation Minister Juan Gomez and Foreign Trade Minister Luis Alfredo Ramos quit as the Samper administration faces a widening exodus by Conservative allies over allegations of drug money involvement in the 1994 campaign. Health minister also stepped down. ambassadors to Venezuela Argentina the Netherlands and New Zealand followed. In the U S Census Bureau notes Texas gains while New York declines.
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Admiral regrets remark during confirmation hearing
Navy admiral nominee Joseph Prueher acknowledged to senators that as Naval Academy head he could have better responded to a female midshipman bound to a urinal by male classmates. He recalled telling the victim’s father she appeared smiling in photos, a remark seen as faulty reassurance after Gwen Dreyer quit the academy over lenient punishments in 1989.
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Nicolas Cage Uses TV as Photo Album of Memories
Actor Nicolas Cage says he watches past roles on TV and backstage memories surface like a photo album. His film Leaving Las Vegas earned critical acclaim but he remains unfazed by Oscar talk after 15 years without a nod.
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Du Pont heir shoots ex-Olympian then barricades estate
Newtown Square police say ex-Olympian wrestler Dave Schultz was shot multiple times in the driveway of John E. du Pont’s mansion and died at Mercy Haverford Hospital. Swat teams surrounded the Philadelphia area estate as negotiations failed and authorities aimed to resolve the standoff without further injuries.
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Airman charged in rape of American on Okinawa
Senior Airman Anthony T. Williams Jr. of San Antonio Texas faces charges including rape and indecent acts with a female under 16, adultery and supplying alcohol to minors for an on base incident December 2 involving a 14 year old daughter of another Air Force service member. The case adds to a broader Okinawa controversy over U.S. forces.
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