Obama argues healthcare law is working, rejects Republican criticism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama mounted a vigorous effort on Thursday to show his signature healthcare law is working and dismissed Republican critics who are using flaws in Obamacare to campaign for ousting Democrats from the U.S. Congre…
Another suspect arrested in kidnapping of N.C. prosecutor’s father
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Authorities have arrested another suspect in the gang-related abduction of a North Carolina prosecutor’s father.
Racist online forums linked to deadly hate crimes: rights group report
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A white supremacist charged with killing three people near two Jewish community facilities in suburban Kansas City this week posted more than 12,000 messages on a racist website which carries the slogan “No Jews, Just Right…
U.S. special forces struggle with record suicides: admiral
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – Suicides among U.S. special operations forces, including elite Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, are at record levels, a U.S. military official said on Thursday, citing the effects of more than a decade of “hard combat.”
Calls for peace at memorial for Kansas shooting victims
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) – The scene of what authorities say was a hate crime just days ago became the setting for tears, prayers and calls for peace as religious leaders gathered at a Kansas Jewish community center for a service to honor the th…
New York’s transit authority cuts deal to end 2-year pay dispute
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) struck a deal on Thursday to end a 2-year pay dispute with a more generous offer to workers than the years of pay freezes it had originally proposed, New York state Governor An…
Chelsea Clinton is pregnant with first child
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chelsea Clinton announced on Thursday that she is pregnant with the first grandchild of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Iraqi-American man convicted of killing wife in California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – An Iraqi-American man was found guilty by a San Diego jury on Thursday of bludgeoning his wife to death in a killing that was first investigated as a hate crime because of a threatening note found at the scene.
After Nevada ranch stand-off, emboldened militias ask: where next?
(Reuters) – Flat on his belly in a sniper position, wearing a baseball cap and a flak jacket, a protester aimed his semi-automatic rifle from the edge of an overpass and waited as a crowd below stood its ground against U.S. federal agents in the Nevada…
U.S. judge declines to order ‘park it now’ notices for GM cars
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid to compel General Motors Co to tell customers to stop driving millions of cars that have been recalled for defective ignition switches.
