Supreme Court declines to hear new contraception cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up preliminary appeals brought by Roman Catholic groups that want an exemption from part of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law requiring employers to provide insurance that c…
Obamacare hits milestone, but detours ahead for health law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s embattled U.S. healthcare law, having survived a rollout marred by technology failures, reaches a milestone on Monday with the end of its first enrollment wave, and with the administration likely to come …
Delphi told panel GM approved ignition switches below specifications
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co approved ignition switches for cars that have been linked to 13 deaths, even though the parts did not appear to meet the company’s specifications, officials of Delphi Automotive told U.S. congressional i…
Top NATO commander cuts short U.S. visit, eyes on Russian troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has sent America’s top general in Europe back early from a trip to Washington in what a spokesman on Sunday called a prudent step given Russia’s “lack of transparency” about troop movements acro…
Small-town Washington state mayor finds new role after mudslide
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – Days after a Washington state mudslide left dozens dead and missing, Dan Rankin stood in a high school gymnasium and hugged tight a teenage girl reeling from the loss of her sister.
Iran plans to replace U.N. ambassador in New York
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has selected a new ambassador to represent Tehran at the United Nations, Hamid Abutalebi, a veteran diplomat who has held key European postings in the past, Iranian sources said.
Obama says U.S. military strikes could not have stopped Syria misery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States could not have stopped the humanitarian crisis in Syria with military strikes, President Barack Obama said in a television interview airing on Friday, and said U.S. troops had reached their limits after long war…
N.Y. lawmakers, Governor Cuomo, strike budget deal before Monday vote
(Reuters) – New York state legislators and Governor Andrew Cuomo reached a deal on the state’s 2014-15 fiscal year budget after several weeks of negotiating behind closed doors, according to state officials on Saturday.
Obama ends four-nation trip in diplomatic limbo over Ukraine
RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama ended a four-nation foreign trip on Saturday in the same situation as he began it – facing great uncertainty about a diplomatic way out of the Ukraine crisis.
Ukraine aid bill delayed a few more days in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers overwhelmingly approved aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, but the measure will not become law until at least next week, congressional aides said on Friday.
