Arkansas lawmakers to vote on funds for alternative to Obamacare
LITTLE ROCK (Reuters) – Arkansas lawmakers will try once again this week to provide funding for the state’s Private Option medical insurance plan that has drawn interest from lawmakers in other states as an alternative to Obamacare.
Supreme Court declines challenges to gun laws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday declined to wade into the politically volatile issue of gun control by leaving intact three court rulings rejecting challenges to federal and state laws.
Colorado approves limits on air pollution from oil, gas drilling
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado health and environment officials on Sunday approved new rules to limit air pollution from oil and gas drilling in the state, including what regulators said is the nation’s first-ever plan to detect and reduce methane emissio…
‘Cannibal Cop’ co-defendants to offer same fantasy defense
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Less than a year after a jury found New York City’s so-called Cannibal Cop Gilberto Valle guilty of plotting to kidnap, torture and cannibalize women, two alleged co-conspirators going on trial this week are expected to mount the s…
Looming Missouri execution turns spotlight on lethal injection drugs
The 47-year-old convicted murderer due to be executed in Missouri on Wednesday, came within hours of dying in 2006 before a court ordered a stay on concerns about the doctor and the drugs prison officials planned to use.
Attorney General seeks national standard to protect against identity theft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder, citing the recent massive data theft at retailer Target Corp, urged Congress on Monday to enact a national standard for notifying consumers about such breaches.
California lawmaker due to surrender on bribery, corruption charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California state senator was expected to surrender to federal authorities on Monday to face charges that he took bribes from a businessman and from undercover FBI agents posing as Hollywood film executives to steer legislation…
Pentagon to propose shrinking Army, scrapping some jets: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will propose on Monday a reduction in the size of the U.S. Army to its smallest size since before World War Two and scrapping a class of Air Force attack jets, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
Boeing’s machinist union in St. Louis approves contract extension
(Reuters) – Boeing Co’s machinists’ union in St. Louis approved a seven and a half year contract extension that will keep the company’s unionized employees away from a defined benefit retirement plan.
Snowmobiler dies in avalanche near Idaho-Montana border
(Reuters) – A 49-year-old man has been killed in a back-country avalanche while snowmobiling near the Idaho-Montana border, police said on Sunday, becoming the latest in a string of avalanche fatalities across the U.S. West this winter.
