U.S. says Idaho cannot sell health plans not compliant with Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government agency on Thursday said Idaho could not allow health insurers to sell plans that do not comply with Obamacare, a sign that the Trump administration will enforce the law even as it takes regulatory actions to wea…
Trump meets ‘Doom’ maker and other video game execs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday with the makers of popular video games “Grand Theft Auto” and “Doom” to discuss what the president believes is a link between video games and violent acts like last month’s school shoot…
Arming Florida school staff could expose them to suits: experts
(Reuters) – A bill passed by Florida lawmakers empowering some personnel in public schools to carry firearms to guard against attacks like last month’s massacre near Miami could expose these employees to potentially costly civil lawsuits, legal experts…
Ex-U.S. House staffer sentenced for cyberstalking lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former staff employee of the U.S. Virgin Islands’ representative to Congress was sentenced to a year and day in prison on Thursday for circulating private, nude photos and videos of the member and her husband, prosecutors said….
Manafort pleads not guilty to second indictment in Virginia, wants jury trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty on Thursday to additional criminal charges ranging from bank fraud to filing false tax returns.
Trump criticizes Oakland mayor as ‘disgrace’ over immigrant warning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Oakland, California, mayor on Thursday for alerting her community to a pending immigration raid, saying her actions prompted federal scrutiny.
False news 70 percent more likely to spread on Twitter: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – False news stories spread much more quickly and widely on Twitter than truthful ones, an imbalance driven more by people than automated “bot” accounts, researchers said on Thursday.
Home Depot in $27.84 million California hazardous waste, privacy settlement
(Reuters) – Home Depot Inc agreed to pay $27.84 million to settle charges by California’s attorney general that it illegally disposed of hazardous waste in that state and threw out customer records without first rendering personal information unreadabl…
Trump to meet with video game makers after Florida shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet on Thursday with the makers of “Grand Theft Auto” and “Doom” to discuss what the president believes is a link between video games and violent acts like last month’s school shooting in Florida…
Kentucky sues drug distributor AmerisourceBergen over opioid epidemic
(Reuters) – Kentucky’s attorney general on Thursday sued AmerisourceBergen Corp, accusing the drug distributor of contributing to opioid abuse in the state by filling suspiciously large or frequent pharmacy orders of prescription painkillers.
