U.S. government suspends enrollment in Cigna Medicare Advantage, drug plans
(Reuters) – The U.S. government has suspended new enrollment in Cigna Corp’s Medicare Advantage health insurance and prescription drug plans, saying Cigna had “widespread and systemic failures” that prevented patients from accessing medical services. T…
Exclusive: U.S. weighs making Hawaii missile test site operational – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has stepped up discussions on converting its Aegis missile defense test site in Hawaii into a combat-ready facility that would bolster American defenses against ballistic missile attacks, according to sources fa…
As Washington faces blizzard, New Hampshire hockey tournament seeks ice
BOSTON (Reuters) – As the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States braces for a massive blizzard, the organizers of New England’s largest pond hockey tournament were forced on Friday to move their event due to a lack of ice.
Exclusive: California gas leak spotlights shoddy regulation of aging storage wells
(Reuters) – Long before a natural gas storage well sprung a disastrous leak near Los Angeles, California, utilities and national industry groups were raising alarms about the danger of aging underground storage infrastructure.
New York PSC approves fund to invest $5 billion in clean energy
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced the approval of a 10-year, $5 billion Clean Energy Fund to invest in reducing emissions and promoting the use of renewable energy in the state.
US Court appoints lead counsel in Volkswagen multi-district litigation
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal court has appointed Elizabeth Cabraser as plaintiffs’ lead counsel to conduct and coordinate the multi-district litigation over civil lawsuits filed against Volkswagen AG , according to a court filing on Thursday.
Oregon governor blasts federal response to refuge standoff
(Reuters) – Oregon’s governor blasted the federal government’s response to the occupation of a wildlife refuge by a group of armed men saying the situation was “absolutely intolerable” and costing the state about $100,000 a week.
Taiwanese military pilot presumed dead in F-16 crash in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A Taiwanese student pilot stationed at a U.S. Air Force base was presumed killed in the crash of his F-16 fighter jet on Thursday during routine air-to-air combat training maneuvers over northwestern Arizona, U.S. military officials…
Alabama to carry out first death penalty since 2013 on rapist: murderer
(Reuters) – The state of Alabama on Thursday executed a 44-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering a woman in 1992, a prison official said, the first execution in that state since 2013.
Georgia grand jury indicts police officer for murder of black man
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A grand jury indicted a white police officer on Thursday for felony murder and other criminal charges in the shooting death of an unarmed, naked black man at an apartment complex near Atlanta last March.
