Nearly 1.5 million people signed up for Obamacare plans so far: CMS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 800,000 people signed up for Obamacare individual health insurance plans in the second week of open enrollment, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on Wednesday, bringing the total number of sign-up…
Court adjourns appeal hearing for U.S. extradition of Russian cyber crime suspect
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s Supreme Court adjourned an appeal hearing on Wednesday for the extradition to the United States of a Russian suspected of masterminding a $4 billion bitcoin laundering ring.
Ohio death row inmate to face execution despite illness
(Reuters) – A 69-year-old Ohio death row inmate who faked paralysis to escape from custody and commit murder is due to be put to death on Wednesday despite his argument that he is too sick.
Harvey Weinstein sued by actress, who claims he raped her in 2016
(Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein and the movie company he co-founded, The Weinstein Company, were sued in California state court on Tuesday by an anonymous actress who said she was raped by the movie producer in the spring of 2016.
Pentagon pays for service members’ gender-reassignment surgery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday it had paid for gender-reassignment surgery of an active-duty service member that took place earlier in the day, as the issue of transgender troops serving in the U.S. military continues to garner nat…
UCLA players in Los Angeles after Trump seeks help from China’s Xi
MANILA/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three UCLA basketball players detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting arrived back in the United States on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had sought the help of Chinese President Xi Jinping in the…
Intimidation or legal protest: lawyers face off at trial of Nevada rancher Bundy
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his followers were defying the rule of law by threat of violence, rather than engaging in a legal protest, when they took up arms against federal agents who had seized his cattle, a U.S. prosecutor …
Jane Goodall urges U.S. Senate to halt quest for Arctic refuge oil
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British primatologist Jane Goodall sent a letter to every U.S. senator on Tuesday urging them to oppose a push in the U.S. Congress to allow oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a region environmentalists say…
Judge rejects ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle’s request for new hearing
(Reuters) – A judge has rejected the latest request from Jared Fogle, the imprisoned former pitchman for fast-food chain Subway, to reconsider his case two years after he pleaded guilty to child pornography and sex with minors charges.
U.S. Senate leaders look to work with White House to block Moore
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he wanted to work with the White House to explore ways to keep embattled Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore from taking office if he wins a special election in A…
