U.S. spending deal would raise tobacco age, repeal some Obamacare taxes
Congress would raise the U.S. tobacco purchasing age to 21 and permanently repeal several of the Affordable Care Act’s taxes under a massive government spending bill due to be released later on Monday, congressional sources said.
U.S. government extends deadline to sign up for Obamacare insurance plans
The U.S. government said on Monday the deadline for signing-up for 2020 insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been extended by three days to Dec. 18 to accommodate those who experienced issues while attempting to enroll.
Giuliani associate denies hiding Russian payment, asks to stay free on bail
An associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Monday urged a judge to let him stay free on bail while he awaits trial, denying prosecutors’ accusations that he lied about receiving a $1 million payment from Russia short…
Bayer asks U.S. appeals court to reverse $25 million Roundup verdict
Bayer AG on Monday said it has asked a U.S. federal appeals court to throw out a $25 million judgment it was ordered to pay to a California man who blamed the company’s Roundup weed killer for his cancer.
Sloppy mix of wintry weather plows its way toward northeastern U.S.
A wintry weather zone stretching from the middle of the United States to the Atlantic Ocean will bring locally heavy snowfall, freezing rain and a potentially slippery morning commute to the northeast, the National Weather Service predicted on Monday.
U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place ruling barring prosecution of homeless
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Boise’s defense of its policy of sometimes prosecuting homeless people for sleeping in public after a lower court found ordinances in Idaho’s capital violated the U.S. Constitution’s bar on cruel and unu…
U.S. Justice Department preparing legal action against Live Nation: source
The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment on allegations the concert promoter has sought to strong-arm concert venues into using its dominant Ticketmaster subsidiary, a source familiar with the pla…
Body of Arizona girl swept away in floods found
Arizona searchers on Friday recovered the body of a missing six-year-old girl at a lake northeast of Phoenix, the third child to have died when her family’s vehicle attempted to cross a rain-swollen creek, authorities said.
California governor rejects PG&E bankruptcy reorganization plan
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday rejected a bankruptcy reorganization plan submitted by PG&E Corp , the state’s largest investor-owned utility, saying its proposal fails to meet the requirements of a recently enacted wildfire law.
Body of Arizona girl swept away in floods believed found
Arizona searchers on Friday recovered what was believed to be the body of a missing six-year-old girl at a lake northeast of Phoenix, the third child to have died when her family’s vehicle attempted to cross a rain-swollen creek, authorities said.
