Updated Obamacare enrollment figure dips to 8.7 million
(Reuters) – About 8.7 million people enrolled in healthcare plans for 2018 using the federal Obamacare marketplace, according to updated government figures released on Thursday.
Land of the freeze: arctic wave hits U.S. Midwest, Northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Most of the U.S. Northeast and Midwest grappled with a post-Christmas deep freeze on Thursday, with temperatures expected to plunge as low as minus 20 degrees F (minus 29 C) in North Dakota as forecasters warned that the harsh wint…
New York City murders seen dropping below 300 in 2017
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City is on track to record fewer than 300 murders in 2017, marking a steep decline since the early 1990s when the annual death toll exceeded 2,000 people.
Ex-Keppel lawyer cooperated with U.S. in Brazil bribery probe: documents
(Reuters) – A former lawyer at Keppel Corp Ltd’s oil rig building business secretly pleaded guilty and cooperated with U.S. authorities before the Singapore-based company agreed to pay $422 million to settle charges it bribed Brazilian officials, accor…
U.S. apartment vacancy rate up slightly in fourth quarter: Reis
(Reuters) – The U.S. apartment vacancy rate increased marginally in the fourth quarter from the third as supply exceeded demand, according to a report from Reis Inc.
Power restored at California’s Disneyland after brief outage
(Reuters) – Disneyland, the Walt Disney Co theme park in Southern California, was fully operating following a power outage that lasted for several hours on Wednesday, disrupting several popular rides during one of the busiest weeks of the year.
Kentucky state workers sue investment firms over pension shortfall
(Reuters) – A group of Kentucky state workers filed a lawsuit against state retirement system officials and three asset management firms on Wednesday, saying they breached fiduciary duties by embracing high-risk, high-fee investments that yielded lackl…
Erie, Pennsylvania, buried under record snowfall
(Reuters) – A storm that has dumped more than 65 inches (165 cms) of snow this week on Erie, Pennsylvania, is expected to slightly taper off on Wednesday after leaving drifts that buried cars, paralyzed the area and made the county declare an emergency…
Disneyland in California hit by power outage amid holiday rush
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s “Disneyland” in California was hit by a power outage on Wednesday, disrupting several popular rides during one of the busiest weeks of the year.
Transgender woman sues Wal-Mart over alleged bias in North Carolina
(Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc was sued on Wednesday by a transgender woman who said she was wrongfully fired after complaining about harassment at the Sam’s Club warehouse store in North Carolina where she had worked for 11 years.
