U.S. has not determined legal authority to delay Obamacare mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. administration has not determined whether it has legal authority to delay Obamacare’s individual mandate, which requires most Americans to enroll in health insurance or pay a tax penalty, a senior Treasury official said …
Judge criticizes State Department over Blackwater shooting case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday harshly criticized the U.S. State Department over its handling of a 2007 shooting in Baghdad involving Blackwater Worldwide security guards and asked the agency’s watchdog to investigate problems that h…
Passenger paralyzed in fatal N.Y. train crash sues railroad
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A passenger who was left paralyzed in the deadly December derailment of a Metro-North commuter train in New York City filed a negligence lawsuit against the railroad on Tuesday seeking $100 million in damages.
New York activist Al Sharpton blasts media portrayal as ‘mob snitch’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton said on Tuesday that he had cooperated with a 1980’s federal probe into New York organized crime but lashed out at media reports labeling him a mob turncoat, saying he had never been a cri…
Developer moves to demolish ‘Ground Zero mosque’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City real estate developer has filed plans to raze the “Ground Zero mosque,” a structure housing an Islamic community center just two blocks from the site of the September 11, 2001, attacks, city officials said Tuesday.
Florida mayor, 93, in run-off election for record 20th term
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Voters in a central Florida town will decide on Tuesday whether to re-elect their 93-year-old mayor for a record 20th term in office.
Budget cuts hurt Coast Guard drug efforts: commander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Budget cuts have eroded the U.S. Coast Guard’s ability to combat drug smuggling and the agency is intercepting only about 20 percent of the illegal drugs heading into the United States by sea from South America, its top officer s…
Moroccan man arrested in Connecticut after school bomb plot: officials
(Reuters) – A Moroccan man who entered the United States as an exchange student six years ago is facing criminal charges after planning to use a remote-controlled plane to bomb a U.S. university and a federal building in Connecticut, officials said on …
Two men charged in beating of motorist by mob in Detroit
(Reuters) – A Detroit teenager was charged as an adult on Monday in the severe beating of a motorist who stopped to help a 10-year-old boy he accidentally struck last week, prosecutors said.
Officer, gunman wounded in Los Angeles police station
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire in a Los Angeles police station on Monday night, shooting an officer seven times in the arms and torso as he returned fire, leaving both men badly wounded, Los Angeles Police Department spokesmen said.
