U.S. releases low 2015 Obamacare enrollment forecast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. administration on Monday dramatically cut expectations for 2015 Obamacare enrollment, saying it aims to have a total of 9.1 million people enrolled in government-backed federal and state health insurance marketplaces nex…
Man found dead at U.C. Berkeley frat house after party
(Reuters) – The death of a 20-year-old man at a fraternity house near the University of California, Berkeley, following a party over the weekend was being investigated as suspicious, police said on Monday.
Rare hearing for Briton in Florida, serving life for double murder
MIAMI (Reuters) – A rare legal hearing in Florida in the case of a British man, who has served 27 years in jail for a grisly double-homicide, began on Monday, with defense lawyers hoping to convince a judge the murders were carried out by Colombian dru…
Ferguson, Missouri, braces for grand jury decision, new protests
(Reuters) – Tensions were building in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday as the community girded for a looming decision by a grand jury over whether to indict the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen in August….
After North Korea imprisonment, Bae needs rest, time with family: sister
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Kenneth Bae, the Korean-American missionary who returned to the United States on Saturday after being imprisoned in North Korea for two years, will not give any further interviews while he rests and spends time with his family, his …
Pennsylvania politicians sue over law enabling gun-rights suits
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Five Democratic Pennsylvania state legislators and the mayors of two cities filed suit in a state appeals court on Monday asking it to strike down a state law allowing advocacy groups to sue municipalities over local gun laws.
California enjoys big revenues but warns of retiree benefit costs
(Reuters) – The California State Controller’s Office on Monday reported revenues for October were $662.2 million, or 12.3 percent, above budget estimates but warned that the state still needed to tackle the growing cost of retiree health benefits.
McDonald’s recalls lollipop whistles over choking concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. restaurant chain McDonald’s Corp is recalling about 2.5 million lollipop whistles because young children can choke on the parts, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Monday.
A White House date and other nuggets from George W. Bush’s new book
DALLAS (Reuters) – Young George W. Bush once had a blind date with the daughter of President Richard Nixon. It didn’t go so well.
Violent U.S. crime drops again, reaches 1970s level: FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. violent crimes including murders fell 4.4 percent in 2013 to their lowest number since the 1970s, continuing a decades-long downturn, the FBI said on Monday.
