U.S. proposes 0.25 percent hike in Medicare Advantage payments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Wednesday proposed an increase of 0.25 percent on average in payments to health insurers who offer Medicare Advantage insurance, which provides health benefits to more than 18 million elderly or disabled peop…
Dakota Access pipeline moves closer to completion: lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will grant the final approval needed to finish the Dakota Access Pipeline project, U.S. Senator John Hoeven and Congressman Kevin Cramer of North Dakota said on Tuesday.
Activist ire rises as Dakota pipeline review begins
WASHINGTON/CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – Native Americans and activists protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline project expressed alarm on Wednesday after federal lawmakers from North Dakota said the final permit had been granted for the project, a state…
Fitch cuts Illinois’ credit rating on budget failure
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Fitch Ratings on Wednesday dropped Illinois’ credit rating by one notch to BBB, citing the state’s “unprecedented failure” to enact complete budgets for fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
Trump travel curbs pose revenue challenges for U.S. colleges
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s travel restrictions on people from seven countries could dampen international enrollment at U.S. colleges, at a time they have become increasingly reliant on tuition revenue from overseas stud…
Florida nightclub gunman’s widow knew of his plan: U.S. prosecutors
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – The widow of the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history knew he was planning an attack and concocted a cover story for him, federal prosecutors said in a California court on Wednesday.
Aid group joins Massachusetts lawsuit over Trump travel ban
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. anti-poverty group said on Wednesday it is joining a Massachusetts lawsuit to strike down President Donald Trump’s travel ban, as the law has blocked overseas partners from meeting with officials in Washington.
One dead, one hurt in U.S. Air Force training accident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One person was killed and another hurt during a U.S. Air Force live-fire training accident involving F-16 fighter planes in New Mexico, authorities said on Wednesday.
Pentagon auditor says U.S. military did not falsify intelligence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pentagon report published on Wednesday found that leaders at U.S. Central Command, which oversees combat operation in the Middle East and South Asia, did not distort or exaggerate progress being made in the fight against Islami…
Exclusive: A third of Americans think Trump’s travel ban will make them safer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Imposing a temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim countries, President Donald Trump said the move would help protect the United States from terrorism. But less than one-third of Americans believe the move makes them “mo…
