Republican Obamacare repeal would benefit wealthiest: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican plan to repeal taxes set under Obamacare would benefit the wealthiest U.S. households at more than five times the rate for middle-income families, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
Arkansas obtains lethal injection drug ahead of eight executions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas has acquired a new supply of a drug needed for its lethal injections ahead of next month’s scheduled executions of eight men over four nights, a state corrections spokesman said on Monday.
Millions to lose health insurance under Republican plan: congressional report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Millions of Americans would lose their health insurance under the Republican healthcare plan backed by President Donald Trump, a nonpartisan congressional agency said on Monday in an eagerly awaited report.
Zika risk went beyond Florida’s Miami-Dade County: U.S. officials
(Reuters) – Local transmission of the Zika virus in Florida may have occurred as early as June 15 of last year and likely infected people who lived not only in Miami-Dade County, but in two nearby counties, U.S. health officials said on Monday.
Got a spare $3.85 million? Oregon town could be yours
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Aspiring property moguls take note – the town of Tiller, Oregon, is for sale, asking price just $3.5 million. For an extra $350,000, you can have the old school too.
Several states jointly sue to block Trump’s revised travel ban
(Reuters) – A group of states renewed their effort on Monday to block President Donald Trump’s revised temporary ban on refugees and travelers from several Muslim-majority countries, arguing that his executive order is the same as the first one that wa…
Two former Penn State officials cut deal in Sandusky cover-up, media say
(Reuters) – A pair of former Penn State officials pleaded guilty on Monday to child endangerment charges to settle accusations that they helped cover up years of predatory sexual abuse by Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant football coach at the univers…
Video poses new questions about 2014 Ferguson police shooting
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – Previously undisclosed video of Michael Brown, recorded hours before the unarmed black 18-year-old was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, has raised new questions about a suspected robbery that polic…
Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Johnathan Smith resigned from the U.S. Justice Department on Inauguration Day, he looked forward to spending time with his infant son, but that plan unraveled a week later when President Donald Trump unveiled his explosive f…
Trump to announce review of vehicle emissions rules: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is set to formally announce a review of vehicle fuel efficiency rules locked in at the end of the Obama administration when he meets with automaker chiefs this week, according to two sources briefed on…
