White House says Obama wants Congress to invest in counter-terrorism fund
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wants Congress to inject money into a counter-terrorism fund to train and equip partners in other countries to fight extremists, an initiative that would be a core component of his plan to address Islamic S…
Virginia governor unveils more modest Medicaid expansion plan
(Reuters) – Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe proposed a plan on Monday to provide medical insurance for 25,000 uninsured Virginians, a move that falls short of his vow to expand coverage to 400,000 people despite Republican objections.
Yosemite National Park wildfire burns four square miles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A wildfire that prompted the rescue of 185 hikers in Yosemite National Park has blackened four square miles of back country wilderness, officials said Monday, as crews hoped rainy weather would give them a chance to gain some co…
University of Miami’s Donna Shalala to retire, former Clinton official
MIAMI (Reuters) – University of Miami President Donna Shalala, a former Clinton administration official who was considered a major catch by the school when she joined in 2001, said on Monday she plans to step down at the end of the academic year.
U.S. Representative John Dingell, 88, hospitalized: staff
(Reuters) – Representative John Dingell of Michigan, the longest serving member of the U.S. Congress in history, has been hospitalized in Detroit with abdominal pain, his office said on Monday.
U.S. widens program to dispose of prescription drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans will be able to dispose of unused prescription drugs at more sites under a Drug Enforcement Administration rule announced on Monday aimed at curbing rising drug addiction and abuse.
Chile police probe apparent murder of U.S. teaching assistant
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Police in Chile said on Monday they were investigating the apparent murder of a young U.S. psychologist, who was found dead over the weekend in her apartment in the southern city of Temuco.
Chicago apartment fire kills four children, injures two adults
(Reuters) – A fire that swept through a Chicago apartment building early Monday killed four children and injured two adults critically, police said.
America’s wealth gap ‘unsustainable,’ may worsen: Harvard study
BOSTON (Reuters) – The widening gap between America’s wealthiest and its middle and lower classes is “unsustainable”, but is unlikely to improve any time soon, according to a Harvard Business School study released on Monday.
Mountain lion attack leaves six-year-old California boy injured
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A mountain lion attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy hiking with family and friends on Sunday along a wooded trail in California’s Silicon Valley before two adults managed to frighten the cat away, a state wildlife official sai…
