Worried about Senate, Obama calls 2014 his last campaign
CHICAGO (Reuters) – On a politically focused trip aimed at revving up his base and raising cash, President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged supporters to help Democrats keep control of the U.S. Senate and declared this year to be his last campaign.
U.S. to let public see how Medicare pays doctors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration announced on Wednesday that it will for the first time reveal how much Medicare pays individual doctors for medical services and procedures, including MRIs and CT scans.
Appeals court allows Texas executions to proceed
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court overturned a temporary stay of execution on Wednesday for two Texas inmates challenging the state’s lack of disclosure about the supplier of the drugs to be used in their lethal injections this month.
New York doormen take off gloves, rally for raises
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A sea of New York City doormen marched along one of Manhattan’s wealthiest strips of luxury buildings on the Upper East Side in a rally for higher wages on Wednesday, and authorized their union to strike if their demands are not me…
One killed, 14 wounded in Fort Hood shooting incident: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One person was killed and 14 were wounded on Wednesday in a shooting incident at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Florida officials investigate possible lottery scam
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida authorities removed all lottery equipment and tickets from three convenience stores on Wednesday after an investigation by local newspaper found that store owners and clerks may have stolen millions of dollars in winning ticke…
Federal regulators feel wrath of Oregon over limits on refillable wine jugs
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Federal regulators are feeling the wrath of the entire Oregon congressional delegation over a ruling that threatens to crush a new state law allowing grocery stores and restaurants to sell refillable wine jugs.
Advocacy groups plan new lawsuit against Texas abortion limits
DALLAS (Reuters) – Advocacy groups filed a new lawsuit on Wednesday to challenge restrictions in Texas that have caused a third of abortion clinics there to close.
Big Air Force One in for maintenance, Obama flies smaller plane
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The military planes that fly the president of the United States are always called Air Force One when the commander in chief is on board, but not all of the jets are equally large — or equally nice.
Judge sets trial date on Alabama abortion law, extends injunction
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday set a May 19 trial date to determine whether a new Alabama law requiring doctors who perform abortions to obtain hospital admitting privileges poses a significant impediment for women seeking…
