Legacy of D-Day veterans rests with 9/11 generation, Obama says
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER FRANCE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama paid tribute on Friday to U.S. veterans who 70 years ago stormed the beaches of northern France, telling them their spirit of courage and sacrifice is being continued by a new generation of s…
Obama administration revamps federal healthcare website: WSJ
(Reuters) – The Obama administration is revamping the health insurance marketplace HealthCare.gov and removing significant parts from it to ensure that glitches on the site do not return, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing presentations to health…
Texas Republicans open convention divided on immigration
FORT WORTH Texas (Reuters) – Texas Republicans opened their convention on Thursday poised for a bruising battle on whether to push for immigration reform in a state where Hispanics could make up the majority of the population by 2030, or adopt a hardli…
Suit on behalf of Arizona prisoners gets class-action status
(Reuters) – A lawsuit on behalf of Arizona inmates that accuses the state of neglecting their health needs and misusing solitary confinement can proceed as a class-action case, potentially affecting conditions for all the state’s 30,000 prisoners, a fe…
Clinton recalls foreign policy disagreements with Obama in book: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Potential presidential candidate Hillary Clinton writes in her new book that she raised concerns about a swap of Taliban prisoners when she was President Barack Obama’s secretary of state and disagreed with his decision not to ar…
Senators in deal on veterans health scandal; 18 deaths confirmed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan deal on Thursday to ease healthcare delays at the Department of Veterans Affairs as the agency’s acting boss revealed that 18 veterans on a secret waiting list had died while waiting for VA…
California lawmakers propose incentives for Tesla battery factory
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers proposed financial incentives for electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc on Thursday in a bid to entice the company to build a large battery factory in the most populous U.S. state.
Suit on behalf of Arizona prisoners gets class-action status
(Reuters) – A lawsuit on behalf of Arizona inmates that accuses the state of neglecting their health needs and misusing solitary confinement can proceed as a class-action case, potentially affecting conditions for all the state’s 30,000 prisoners, a fe…
Immigrants win one third of U.S. Nobel prizes in key fields
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – More than one-third of U.S. Nobel prize winners in chemistry, medicine and physics are immigrants, a new report shows.
U.S. expects more Guantanamo transfers despite Bergdahl controversy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration expects more inmates will be transferred from the Guantanamo Bay military prison this year, a U.S. official said on Thursday, despite the political firestorm over the exchange of five Taliban detainees fo…
