White House defends extension of Obamacare deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday defended extending some enrollments for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act past a March 31 deadline, saying doing so was comparable to allowing voters who are in line when polls close to c…
Northwestern players score in bid to unionize college football
(Reuters) – The U.S. government decided on Wednesday that football players at Northwestern University who get scholarship money are effectively school employees and can vote on organizing what could become the first labor union for U.S. college athlete…
U.S. Congress rushes to avert doctor pay cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House and Senate leaders said on Wednesday they were working to avert looming Medicare pay cuts for doctors, with a House vote on a temporary solution expected on Thursday and Senate action also possible in the coming days.
Connecticut senate approves bill to raise minimum wage to $10.10
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Connecticut’s senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, the highest statewide rate in the nation, following a call to action last month by Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy…
Pentagon sees possible delay of software for Navy F-35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The software needed for the U.S. Navy’s version of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet could be delayed by four to six months, the U.S. general who runs the $392 billion program for the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
U.S. extends Obamacare sign-up deadline in case of tech troubles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans in most states who tried to apply for medical coverage under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law by a March 31 deadline but met with technical difficulties will get an automatic extension to enroll, officials said o…
U.S. Senate panel sets April 2 hearing on GM auto recalls
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel has scheduled a hearing for April 2 into how General Motors Co and federal regulators addressed concerns about malfunctioning GM ignition switches over the past decade, with vehicle recalls finally ann…
California state Senator Leland Yee arrested: FBI
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California state Senator Leland Yee was arrested on Wednesday as federal investigators conducted public corruption raids across California, shaking up the election season in the nation’s most populous state.
Democratic tax credit bill aids poor, cuts corporate breaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democatic U.S. Senator Patty Murray on Wednesday introduced legislation to expand a tax credit for the working poor as requested by President Barack Obama, proposing to pay for it by closing two tax breaks that aid corporations.
Kerry interrupts Rome visit to salvage Mideast peace talks
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke from a visit to Italy on Wednesday to try to salvage Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, even as Arab leaders declared they would never meet Israel’s core demand to be recognized as a Jewish state…
