U.S. judge bars Kentucky from requiring Medicaid recipients to work
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked Kentucky from implementing work requirements in its Medicaid program, potentially dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to scale back the 50-year-old health insurance pr…
Texas grand jury does not indict famed coaches in gymnastics scandal
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A grand jury declined to indict celebrated gymnastics coaches Bela and Marta Karolyi for a role in suspected sexual assaults by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor at the couple’s training ranch in Texas, court officials said …
Trump moving fast on Supreme Court, nominee seen by July 10
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump may choose a nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy by July 10, when Trump is scheduled to leave on a trip for Europe, a White House official said on Friday.
Maryland police were unaware of hostile tweets by murder suspect
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U.S. judge overturns approval of Kentucky Medicaid work provisions
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Friday vacated the federal government’s approval of new requirements by the state of Kentucky that people must work or get jobs training if they are to receive benefits from the Medicaid health insu…
U.S. unveils ‘streamlined’ tax form to warnings from Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sticking to a pledge that Americans will be able to file tax returns on a postcard under President Donald Trump’s tax code overhaul, the U.S. Treasury Department released a new Form 1040 for individuals on Friday, but met swift D…
Iowa’s top court rejects waiting period for abortions
(Reuters) – Iowa’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected a 72-hour waiting period for abortions signed into law last year, ruling it unconstitutional.
Trump may nominate Supreme Court pick before July 10: White House official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump may nominate a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy before July 10, when Trump is scheduled to depart for a trip to Europe, a White House official said on Friday.
U.S. soy acres top corn for the first time since 1983: USDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. farmers planted more soybean acres than corn for the first time in 35 years even as domestic soy supplies reached the biggest on record for early June, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday.
Maryland man denied bail in newsroom rampage that killed five
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) – A Maryland man charged with rampaging through a newsroom in Annapolis with a pump-action shotgun and killing five people was denied bail on Friday after one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in U.S. history.
