Obamacare supporters rally against congressional repeal efforts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supporters of Obamacare staged rallies across the country on Thursday denouncing efforts by President Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders to repeal the landmark law that has extended medical insurance coverage to so…
Utah enacts lowest U.S. drunken-driving limit
(Reuters) – Utah Governor Gary Herbert on Thursday signed a law setting the blood alcohol limit for drunken driving at 0.05, the lowest threshold in the United States, over strong objections from the restaurant and beverage industry.
Police detective, three others victims identified in Wisconsin shooting
(Reuters) – Authorities on Thursday identified four victims, including a veteran police officer, who were killed during a shooting spree in central Wisconsin sparked by a domestic violence incident.
Two New York politicians charged with illegal financial schemes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state senator was charged on Thursday with secretly padding his salary when he served as an upstate mayor, while his predecessor in the senate seat was accused of devising a scheme to secretly maintain payments to a disg…
Arkansas rethinks new law that allows guns at sports games
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A day after Arkansas enacted a law allowing licensed concealed handgun holders to take weapons into more places, the state Senate on Thursday approved rolling back part of the provision that allowed concealed handguns at s…
U.S. settles AT&T’s DirecTV case on talks with rivals over baseball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department reached a settlement with AT&T unit DirecTV, which it had accused of illegally swapping information with rival pay-TV providers about negotiations to show Los Angeles Dodgers baseball games in southern California, according to court filings on Thursday.
Texas A&M, Rick Perry clash on election of gay student body president
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas A&M University said on Thursday it respectfully disagreed with comments U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry made a day earlier when he criticized an election at his alma matter that led to the school’s first openly gay student body president.
German gummy bear maker Haribo plans to produce candy in U.S.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German candymaker Haribo, famous for its fruit-flavored gummy bears, plans to build its first production facility in the United States and start making confectionery there from 2020.
State Department to approve Keystone pipeline permit on Friday: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department plans to approve on Friday the permit needed to proceed with construction of the Canada-to-United States Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project blocked by former President Barack Obama, according to two gov…
Americans favor paid family, sick leave; split on funding: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Most Americans support paid family and medical leave and think employers, rather than the government, should cover the costs, but they are divided over whether companies should be legally required to provide it, according to a repo…
