WASHINGTON - David Petraeus has resigned as director of the CIA after admitting he had an extramarital affair.
According to his letter of resignation, Petraeus asked President Barack Obama on Thursday to allow him to resign, and on Friday the president accepted.
Petraeus said in a statement that he had shown "extremely poor judgment" in having an affair.
The complaint was submitted by the Government Accountability Project and addressed to House and Senate oversight lawmakers.
The unions filed complaints last week alleging that city negotiators engaged in poor faith and in union-busting activities during collective bargaining talks.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $815 million for Wednesday night’s drawing, the seventh largest prize ever, after no one won Monday’s drawing.
Having air conditioning at home is a luxury that keeps people comfortable during the hottest months of the year, and it’s debated whether the AC should stay blasting or be turned off when people head to work during the day.
The start of Disneyland’s busy Halloween season is also one of the cheapest times of the year to visit the Anaheim theme park when bargain hunters can save more than $100 on tickets.
Consumers’ assessments of their current economic situation also fell modestly, to 131.2 in August from 132.8 in July.
An executive order signed last month eliminates a widely used customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or less starting Friday.
A towering wall of dust rolled through metro Phoenix with storms that left thousands of people without power and temporarily grounded flights at the city airport.
MDMA contributed to the deaths of an EDC attendee and a second man who traveled to Las Vegas for the weekend event, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
The principal of Vassiliadis Elementary School said he contacted school district police and animal control to handle the reported sighting.
