N.Y. issues insurance rule to ease burdens on hiring ex-convicts
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday issued a regulation making it easier for businesses to hire former convicts by prohibiting insurance companies from refusing coverage for crime-related losses caused by employees.
U.S. charges Florida men with laundering money for Venezuelan officials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida construction equipment exporter’s owners were arrested on Wednesday on charges they illegally transferred over $100 million from businesses largely in Venezuela to U.S. and foreign bank accounts belonging to Venezuelan go…
U.S. says 6.4 million signed up for Obamacare from November 1: Dec. 19
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Roughly 6.4 million consumers signed up for Obamacare insurance on Healthcare.gov from Nov. 1 to Dec. 19 indicating “clear demand for quality, affordable coverage,” the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
Trump win ignites hope for stalled Alaska copper, gold mine
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – A small Canadian miner is confident Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential win will let it proceed with an application for a copper and gold mine in Alaska that has been stalled almost three years by environmental regulators aiming to p…
Texas moves to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans to block about $3 million in Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood operations in the state, a legal document obtained on Wednesday showed, a move the reproductive healthcare group said could affect nearly 11,000 …
Maine voters passed measure legalizing marijuana use: official
BOSTON (Reuters) – Maine voters have made the state the eighth in the United States to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, state officials said on Wednesday, following a recount of votes on a ballot initiative.
Tennessee driver’s body found by tow truck driver after accident
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Tennessee law enforcement is investigating why a dead driver’s body was not discovered at a crash scene and only found later in his vehicle after it was towed to a wrecker company’s lot, officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. delays hiking fuel economy fines until 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it will delay until 2018 a planned jump in fines for automakers who fail to meet fuel efficiency requirements in response to concerns from the sector over the…
Georgia former policeman sentenced to life in prison in Taser death
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former Georgia policeman was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of murder earlier this month in the death of a suspect shocked repeatedly with a Taser while handcuffed.
What-ever! Poll tracks Americans’ language pet peeves
BOSTON (Reuters) – No offense, but Americans are seriously ticking each other off with their huge overuse of the word “whatever.” I mean, we can’t even. Ya know, right?
