Obamacare exploding? Maybe just a slow burn
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Obamacare was “exploding” after Republican lawmakers shelved legislation that would have dismantled the healthcare law.
U.S. judge grants Singaporean blogger’s asylum request
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A U.S. immigration judge in Chicago on Friday granted asylum to a Singaporean blogger, saying he was persecuted for his political opinions in the Southeast Asian city-state.
Planned Parenthood sees brief reprieve after healthcare bill yanked
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood, the national health organization that would have lost federal funding under sweeping healthcare overhaul legislation, views the withdrawal of the bill on Friday as a temporary reprieve, not the end of a threat t…
Judge dismisses second lawsuit over Columbia ‘mattress protest’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday threw out the second lawsuit filed by a former Columbia University student who had been accused of rape over the school’s decision to permit his accuser to carry around a mattress in protest after he was c…
Penn State ex-president convicted of one charge in Sandusky scandal
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A jury convicted the former president of Penn State University of child endangerment on Friday for his handling of a 2001 report that assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was seen molesting a boy in a campus shower.
Kentucky disability lawyer admits to role in $550 million scheme
(Reuters) – A Kentucky lawyer pleaded guilty on Friday to charges stemming from what prosecutors said was his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain $550 million in federal disability payments for thousands of people.
Powerful Texas Republican sees tough road for ‘bathroom bill’
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Republican speaker of the Texas House of Representatives said on Friday a bill to limit bathroom access for transgender people would face a tough time in the chamber, where there are worries of an economic hit to the state…
Baltimore mayor vetoes $15/hour minimum wage
(Reuters) – Baltimore’s mayor said on Friday she would veto legislation that would nearly double the Maryland city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour in a setback for advocates of a “living wage” for restaurant workers and other low-wage earners.
Conviction of Venezuelan first lady’s nephews stands: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday refused to overturn the conviction of two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady on charges that they tried to carry out a multimillion-dollar drug deal to help their family stay in power.
Judge finds UPS liable to New York over cigarette shipments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday held United Parcel Service Inc liable for having illegally shipped hundreds of thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York, depriving the state and New York City of millions of dollars of taxes…
