U.S. government says 462,125 people signed up for 2015 Obamacare plans
(Reuters) – Open enrollment for the second year of Obamacare individual health coverage brought in 462,125 people who chose their health plans in its first week, nearly half of whom were first-time customers, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
Police arrest 44 in second, calmer night of Ferguson protests
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – Forty-four people were arrested during a second, calmer night of demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in August, police s…
U.S. judges overturn gay marriage bans in Arkansas, Mississippi
LITTLE ROCK, Ark./JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – U.S. district judges on Tuesday struck down as unconstitutional same-sex marriage bans in Arkansas and Mississippi, separately overturning measures that voters approved a decade ago in both socially conserva…
U.S. issues travel warning for Djibouti over terror threat
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The United States has issued a warning to travelers citing “specific threats from terrorism” aimed at Western and local interests in the east African nation of Djibouti.
Utah agrees to drop parts of disputed 2011 immigration law
(Reuters) – Utah has agreed to roll back key provisions of a 2011 state law allowing police to check the immigration status of anyone suspected of being undocumented, a civil liberties group said on Tuesday.
Federal judge rules Mississippi gay marriage ban unconstitutional
(Reuters) – A U.S. district judge on Tuesday struck down Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional.
In blow to tax negotiators, Obama threatens veto
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to veto a deal still under negotiation in Congress that would make several expiring business tax breaks permanent.
Obama heckled over immigration policies in Chicago appearance
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama was interrupted several times by hecklers during a speech on his immigration policy on Tuesday, and their complaint was that his plan did not go far enough in protecting illegal immigrants from deportation.
New Jersey pension system funding plummets under new rule
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s retirement system for public employees is in worse shape than previously reported, thanks to recent accounting changes that are starting to be rolled out across the country.
More troops deployed in Ferguson to guard against fresh riots
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more National Guard troops on Tuesday to the St. Louis suburb rocked by rioting after a white policeman was cleared in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, while the local mayor…
