Los Angeles moves to ban e-cigarettes, joining NY, others
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to ban the use of electronic cigarettes, also known as “vaping,” from restaurants, bars, nightclubs and other public spaces in the nation’s second-largest city.
Arizona advances bill for surprise inspections of abortion clinics
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona lawmakers advanced a Republican-backed measure on Tuesday that would allow unannounced inspections of licensed abortion clinics in a state that has taken some of the country’s toughest stances on abortion.
White House readies health insurance renewal extension: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will allow consumers to extend health insurance plans that fail to comply with President Barack Obama’s healthcare law beyond 2014, according to three people familiar with the matter.
NJ teen loses first legal battle to make parents pay for education
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) – A New Jersey student who says her parents abandoned her when she turned 18 lost a first round on Tuesday in the lawsuit she filed against them for school costs and living expenses, a case that could set a precedent fo…
Sex crimes trial starts for U.S. Army brigadier general
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) – The court-martial of Army Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair on sexual assault charges that could send him to prison for life began on Tuesday, a rare proceeding against a top U.S. military officer in recent decad…
U.S. Air Force sees Sikorsky helicopter award by end-June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday said it would take $430 million from other priorities to fund development of a new combat rescue helicopter by United Technologies Corp’s Sikorsky Aircraft, the only company that bid for the work.
Virginia investigator quits over probe of death of senator’s son
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – A senior Virginia state investigator has resigned his post, citing changes that officials made to his report on a November incident in which the mentally ill adult son of state Senator Creigh Deeds stabbed the senator and…
Obama budget sets up election-year clash with Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama proposed new tax credits and job-training programs for U.S. workers on Tuesday in a 2015 budget that drew instant condemnation from Republicans, who dismissed the document as an election-year campaign pitch…
New Jersey condo site explosion kills one, injures seven
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An explosion in a condominium development in southern New Jersey’s Ewing Township on Tuesday killed one person, injured seven others and damaged dozens of homes, police said.
Ford debuts medium-duty trucks built without Cummins, Navistar
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co debuted new versions of two medium-duty commercial trucks on Tuesday at a trade show in Indianapolis, vehicles that – for the first time in years – will be built without the help of Navistar International Corp, Cummins Inc or …
