U.S. Obamacare 2018 exchange enrollment drops 3 percent: CMS
(Reuters) – About 11.8 million consumers nationwide enrolled in 2018 Obamacare exchange plans, a 3 percent drop from last year when 12.2 million consumers signed up, according to a final government tally released on Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare …
U.S. water systems capital spending to rise 11 pct annually by 2027: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Capital expenditures on U.S. municipal water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure will rise 11 percent annually in the next 10 years, in part to cope with poor water quality, environmental mandates and crumbling systems in som…
California police retrace family route in search for missing children
(Reuters) – California police on Tuesday retraced the travel route of a Washington state family as part of efforts to find three children missing since their vehicle plunged off a cliff, killing at least six people in a crash believed to be deliberate….
Oklahoma teachers take demands to state capitol in second day of walkout
TULSA, Okla./OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Sign-carrying Oklahoma teachers walked off the job for a second day on Tuesday, staging boisterous rallies in front of lawmakers and closing hundreds of public schools across the state as they demanded higher pay …
New York man sentenced to six-and-a-half years prison for ‘Hamilton’ ticket scam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge sentenced a New York City man to 6-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday, after he had pleaded guilty to defrauding investors in a sham ticket-reselling business for popular events, including the Broadway smash “Hamilton.”…
Trump: deploy military at U.S.-Mexico border until wall built
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump stepped up his tough talk on immigration on Tuesday, saying he wants to deploy U.S. military forces to stop illegal immigrants at the border with Mexico until a long-promised wall is completed and “proper s…
Trump says he will use military to protect U.S. border with Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would use U.S. military forces to protect the border with Mexico until a long-promised wall is completed and “proper security” is in place.
‘We’re not leaving!’ Oklahoma teachers in second day of protests
TULSA, Okla./OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma teachers walked out of classes for a second straight day on Tuesday, closing schools in the state’s two biggest cities, as they demanded higher state spending on public education in the latest U.S. labor …
Trump says will use military to protect U.S. border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he planned to use U.S. military forces to protect the nation’s southern border with Mexico until there is a border wall and “proper security.”
States, cities sue U.S. to block 2020 census citizenship question
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of U.S. states and cities sued the Trump administration to stop it from asking people filling out 2020 census forms whether they are citizens.
