California ramps up Latino outreach as healthcare deadline nears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 800,000 Californians have enrolled in private health insurance under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, but that number included fewer Latinos than officials hoped, the head of its state-run marketplace said …
Two Americans found dead on Maersk Alabama, ‘Captain Phillips’ ship
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Two American security workers have been found dead on the Maersk Alabama, a ship made famous by the Hollywood movie “Captain Phillips” in 2013, an oil and shipping group said on Wednesday.
Suspected ‘lone wolf’ pleads guilty to terror charge in NYC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American Muslim convert who admitted he attempted to make a pipe bomb with the intent of influencing U.S. foreign policy pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a New York state terrorism charge in exchange for a 16-year prison sentence….
Arizona toddler with 160 IQ admitted to Mensa
PHOENIX (Reuters) – She’s not even in kindergarten yet, but a 3-year-old Arizona girl has been accepted into an exclusive global society known for its brain power.
Documents released in probe of former aide to Wisconsin governor
(Reuters) – Journalists and opponents of Wisconsin governor and possible Republican presidential hopeful Scott Walker on Wednesday were poring over some 28,000 pages of newly released documents connected to a criminal investigation into a former Walker…
With no winner since Christmas, U.S. Powerball lottery hits $400 million
(Reuters) – Powerball ticket buyers lined up at corner groceries and gas stations on Wednesday with visions of hitting the $400 million jackpot in the U.S. lottery that hasn’t had a top prize winner since Christmas.
Philadelphia faith-healer couple sentenced to prison in son’s death
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Philadelphia faith-healing father and mother were sentenced on Wednesday to up to seven years in prison for the death of their infant son, the second of their children to die after an illness.
NY-NJ Port Authority board says ‘sorry’ for huge bridge backup
(Reuters) – Board members of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey offered an unofficial apology on Wednesday for a traffic jam in September that snarled the busiest bridge in the United States as they opened a review into reforming the Port Au…
Body found at school coach’s house in Missouri girl abduction case
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Missouri authorities on Wednesday recovered a body believed to be that of missing 10-year-old Hailey Owens, whose abduction Tuesday sparked a multi-state search.
Saudi accused in U.S. warship bombing to keep his lawyer
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – The Saudi man charged with masterminding the 2000 USS Cole suicide bombing that killed 17 U.S. sailors will keep his court-appointed lawyer despite reservations, he and his attorney told a U.S. military tribunal on Wedn…
