Oregon’s broken healthcare exchange to shift to federal network
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Oregon, whose health insurance network has been dogged by technical glitches that have prevented even a single subscriber from enrolling online, will move its state health exchange to the federal system, officials said on F…
Small earthquake strikes off Oregon coast: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck on Friday off the coast of Oregon in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but it did not trigger a tsunami warning.
Football players are first college athletes to vote on union
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Football players at Northwestern University on Friday became the first U.S. student athletes to cast ballots in an election to decide whether to unionize.
Boy in Pennsylvania school stabbing spree left note about plans
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – The 16-year-old boy who stabbed 21 people at his Pennsylvania high school was charged on Friday with as many counts of attempted homicide, as court documents revealed his note describing the “helpless looks” he hope…
U.S. government pursues new rules for teacher-training programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has directed the Department of Education to craft rules to evaluate U.S. teacher training programs amid concern that too many new teachers are walking into classrooms unprepared for the job, the White House…
Texas deputy sacked for shooting farmer’s dog
DALLAS (Reuters) – A sheriff’s deputy in northeast Texas has been fired for shooting a farmer’s dog through the back of the head in an incident that touched off condemnation around the world.
Georgia campus lifts lockdown over possible armed man report
(Reuters) – A campus lockdown at Kennesaw State, the third-largest university in Georgia, was lifted on Friday when police completed a search after a report of a possible armed man.
Explosion destroys six businesses in small Washington state town
(Reuters) – An explosion rocked a small Washington state town on Friday, destroying six businesses in a strip mall and badly damaging an apartment complex across the street but causing no major injuries, authorities said.
U.S. military suicides fall among active duty, rise in reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suicides among active duty U.S. forces fell 18 percent in 2013 from a peak in 2012 but climbed among reserve forces, the Pentagon said on Friday as it unveiled figures showing suicide still far outpaced combat deaths among U.S. m…
Trucker in fiery California crash worked long shift: early report
(Reuters) – A trucker had driven more than 350 miles and worked over seven hours towing two semi-trailers when his vehicle crossed a California highway median and slammed into a bus full of high school students this month, killing 10 people, a prelimin…
