Deadline Arrives for ACA Marketplace Registrations
WASHINGTON (WHTC) - The enrollment deadline for the Affordable Care Act is Monday.A previous deadline of last week was extended for a few days, but those who wish to get their health care coverage...
View ArticleNew York's 2nd Avenue subway to open Jan. 1, fulfilling decades-long dream
By David IngramNEW YORK (Reuters) - Three new subway stations along Manhattan's Second Avenue will finally open on New Year's Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday, 10 years after...
View ArticleU.S. prosecutors won't use accused NY bomber's statement at trial
By Daniel TrottaNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors said Monday they would not use statements that accused New York bomber Ahmad Khan Rahimi gave to police at trial, saying they would forgo an...
View ArticlePanel rules California judge in Stanford swimmer case not biased
By Sharon Bernstein(Reuters) - The California judge who drew worldwide condemnation for giving a six-month sentence to a Stanford athlete convicted of sexual assault was not biased and acted in...
View ArticleObama shortens prison sentences for 153 people, pardons 78 others
HONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama shortened the prison sentences for 153 convicts, mainly low-level drug offenders, and pardoned 78 others, the White House said on Monday.Obama has...
View ArticleSeven spelunkers safe after being trapped in flooded Indiana cave
By Eric M. Johnson(Reuters) - Seven explorers trapped in a flooded Indiana cave scrambled to safety early Monday morning after being trapped for about 35 hours due to flooding, natural resources...
View ArticleNew Orleans agrees to pay $13.3 million for police post-Katrina killings
By Jon Herskovitz(Reuters) - New Orleans offered apologies and reached settlements totaling $13.3 million in civil rights lawsuits brought against the city for the killings of residents by police in...
View ArticleRecord number of tourists flocked to New York City this year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 60 million tourists visited New York in 2016, the most ever, attracted by the Statue of Liberty, the 9/11 Memorial, Broadway shows and four-star restaurants.The number of...
View ArticleTruck plows into crowd at Berlin Christmas market, nine dead
By Michael NienaberBERLIN, GERMANY (Reuters)- AÂ truck plowed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing nine people and injuring up to 50 others, police said, in what...
View ArticleObama administration revamps child support rules for prisoners
By Ayesha RascoeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday issued long-awaited rules aimed at ending state policies that can leave prisoners saddled with crippling child support...
View ArticleConvicted music producer wins right to seek lower sentence for fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former music producer who once worked with the likes of Whitney Houston and Kenny G, won the right on Monday from a U.S. appeals court to ask for a reduction in his 10-year...
View ArticleU.S. judge halts scheduled executions in Ohio
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday ordered a stay of three scheduled executions in Ohio pending the resolution of a lawsuit brought by dozens of death row inmates that...
View ArticleObama prepares to block drilling in Arctic, Atlantic: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing to block the sale of new offshore drilling rights in much of the U.S. Arctic and parts of the Atlantic, Bloomberg reported, citing two people...
View ArticleColorado mom accused of leaving kid in freezing car appears in court
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado mother accused of leaving her 2-year-old son inside her parked car for as many as 14 hours in subzero temperatures, causing the child to suffer frostbitten...
View ArticleWater conservation push could put California utilities in a tough spot: Fitch
By Rory CarrollSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New rules floated by California water regulators would force utilities to sell less water at a time when it is becoming more difficult for them to raise...
View ArticleState Department OKs possible $1.75 billion sale of P-8A planes to Norway:...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Norway of five P-8A surveillance aircraft and associated support worth an estimated $1.75 billion, a Pentagon agency...
View ArticleGeorgia former policeman sentenced to life in prison in Taser death
By Rich McKayATLANTA (Reuters) - A former Georgia policeman was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of murder earlier this month in the death of a suspect shocked...
View ArticleMore Americans doing holiday shopping only or mainly online: poll
(Reuters) - More Americans are doing their shopping either solely or primarily online this holiday season as they search for better deals and avoid the hassle of visiting crowded stores.Of the 1,150...
View ArticleWhat-ever! Poll tracks Americans' language pet peeves
By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters) - No offense, but Americans are seriously ticking each other off with their huge overuse of the word "whatever." I mean, we can't even. Ya know, right?It's highly likely...
View ArticleU.S. agency orders corrective action for North Dakota oil spill
By Liz HamptonHOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. pipeline regulators on Wednesday ordered Belle Fourche Pipeline Co to improve leak detection, along with other actions, after a Dec. 5 incident that spilled about...
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