U.S. health spending in 2015 rose at fastest rate since 2007
(Reuters) – U.S. health spending in 2015 rose at its fastest rate since 2007, driven by expanded access to insurance under the Affordable Care Act and high-priced specialty drugs, according to government figures released on Friday.
New York City seeks U.S. funds for $1 million daily security costs for Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two members of New York City’s council are calling on President-elect Donald Trump to provide federal funds to reimburse the city for the $1 million-a-day cost of protecting him and his family in their home in Trump Tower on Manhat…
United to pay $2.4 million over ‘Chairman’s Flight’: U.S. SEC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Airlines’ parent company will pay $2.4 million to resolve civil books and records violations after it reinstated an unprofitable flight route to accommodate the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, t…
Supreme Court takes Christian-affiliated hospital pension case
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear appeals by Christian-affiliated hospital systems of lower court rulings that gave the green light to employee lawsuits accusing them of wrongly claiming a religious exemption from federal pens…
U.S. top court to hear printer cartridge dispute on patent rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by printer cartridge reseller Impression Products Inc of a lower court ruling finding it liable for infringing patent rights of Lexmark International Inc when it imported …
No special prosecutor for New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ complaint against Christie
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey judge on Friday declined to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate a citizen’s criminal complaint against Governor Chris Christie over the “Bridgegate” lane-closure scandal, saying private citizens do not have the…
Former guard at New York’s Rikers jail on trial for fatal beating
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former guard at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex brutally and repeatedly kicked an inmate in the head in 2012 while the man lay helplessly, leading directly to his death, a federal prosecutor told jurors on Fri…
Trump supporters move to block vote recount in three states
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michigan’s attorney general said on Friday he had filed a lawsuit to halt the Green Party’s requested recount of presidential votes in the state, adding to Republican efforts in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to maintain Don…
U.S. ‘shoe bomber’ asks judge to drop fine, pleads poverty
BOSTON (Reuters) – Richard Reid, the man who admitted to trying to blow up a jumbo jet in late 2001 with explosives in his shoes, has asked a federal judge to waive the $250,000 fine he faces, saying that he will never be able to pay it while serving l…
Massachusetts college that took down American flag raises it again
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts college that became a target of protests after removing the American flag from its main flagpole following Donald Trump’s election victory raised the flag again on Friday, its president said.
