U.S. veterans agency to reorganize around customer service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Veterans Affairs Department on Monday launched a broad reorganization aimed at providing a single access point to the agency’s services as it seeks to dig itself out of a massive scandal over long waiting times for health car…
Gunman in custody after taking hostages in Oklahoma
(Reuters) – An armed man was taken into custody after holding at least two people hostage for several hours in an office building in Norman, Oklahoma, on Monday, police said, adding there were no reported injuries.
U.S. justice temporarily blocks gay marriage in Kansas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Supreme justice on Monday temporarily blocked gay marriage in Kansas a day before it was due to go into effect.
Obama pressures FCC for strong net neutrality rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said Internet service providers should be regulated more like public utilities to make sure they grant equal access to all content providers, touching off intense protests from cable and tele…
Anti-abortion group to move into shuttered Texas clinic
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A anti-abortion group is planning to move its national headquarters into an abortion clinic in Texas that was forced to close due to new restrictions placed on the procedures in the state.
Judge to set start date soon for Detroit bankruptcy exit measures
(Reuters) – The judge who confirmed Detroit’s plan to exit the biggest municipal bankruptcy in history could set a date later this week for the cost- and debt-cutting measures to take effect.
Winter storm hits U.S. Plains, upper Midwest; cold to follow
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The first big winter storm of the season dropped up to 8 inches of snow in South Dakota by Monday afternoon and was heading for the upper Great Lakes region but is not seen as a significant threat to crops or livestock, forecasters …
School districts in Pennsylvania sue state over education funding
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Six Pennsylvania school districts and a group of parents sued the state on Monday, charging that funding for education discriminates against children based on the wealth of their school districts.
Palestinian activist convicted of immigration fraud in Detroit
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Palestinian activist was found guilty on Monday of immigration fraud for failing to reveal to U.S. authorities that she had been convicted and served time in Israel for a 1969 supermarket bombing that killed two people.
U.S. spy chief’s trip to N. Korea was delayed by plane malfunction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A secret trip by U.S. spy chief James Clapper to North Korea to retrieve two jailed Americans last weekend was delayed by a day after Clapper’s plane developed a mechanical problem, U.S. government sources said on Monday.
