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…
Las Vegas sports gambler to face trial on insider trading charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Las Vegas gambler William “Billy” Walters is expected to go to trial Monday on charges that he made more than $40 million through insider trading.
Republican plan to repeal Obamacare would leave millions uninsured: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fourteen million Americans would lose medical insurance by next year under a Republican plan to dismantle Obamacare that would also reduce the budget deficit, a nonpartisan congressional research office said on Monday, throwing P…
