Louisiana Obamacare insurer unmoved by legal challenge on its AIDS policy
(Reuters) – A stand-off between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and the federal government over healthcare coverage for people with HIV-AIDS escalated on Monday, as a gay-rights group filed a legal complaint against the insurer, which reiterate…
Tokyo-New York flight diverted to Alaska, passenger in custody
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – An All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo to New York was diverted to Anchorage, Alaska, early on Monday after a passenger became unruly, representatives for U.S. federal law enforcement and the airline said.
U.S. attorney general Holder says he will stay on well into 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder plans to stay in the Obama administration well into 2014 but declined in an interview with The New Yorker magazine to say precisely how long, according to a transcript issued by his office on Mon…
Judge OKs evidence from accused Colorado gunman’s computers, phones
DENVER (Reuters) – The judge in the Colorado theater massacre case has ruled that evidence seized from accused gunman James Holmes’ computers, cell phone and bank accounts is admissible at trial, court documents made public on Monday show.
California gets two more years to reduce prison overcrowding
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California won two additional years to reduce overcrowding in its massive prison system under an order issued on Monday by a panel of federal judges, in the latest twist in a decades-long dispute over prison condition…
Obama administration delays part of health law’s employer mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Monday delayed another part of President Barack Obama’s signature health reform law, saying medium-sized businesses would not face a tax penalty until 2016 for not providing employees with health coverage.
U.S. safety board blames captain for 2012 Bounty sinking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sinking of the tall ship Bounty off the North Carolina coast in 2012 was likely caused by the captain’s “reckless decision” to sail the vessel into the path of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board sa…
Two shot at Georgia supermarket as crowd shops for storm supplies
(Reuters) – Two women were shot and a man was arrested on Monday after an apparent confrontation at a Georgia grocery store packed with shoppers buying supplies ahead of a winter storm that has prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency, pol…
U.S. says Social Security computer outage to affect HealthCare.gov
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday said people hoping to enroll in health coverage for March 1 may have trouble applying by Saturday’s deadline because of a planned 62-hour maintenance shutdown of a Social Security Administration…
Georgia government advises caution ahead of second rare snowfall
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Officials across the southeastern United States braced on Monday for a blast of freezing rain, snow and ice, with Georgia’s governor advising “extreme caution” and declaring a state of emergency across almost one-third of the state….
