Judge strikes down Florida law mandating drug tests for welfare
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down a Florida law requiring drug screening for welfare recipients, saying that it violated the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches.
Over 2.1 million have signed up for Obamacare: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 2.1 million people have enrolled in private health insurance plans through new federal and state websites since they were launched in October as part of President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, U.S. officials said …
Four people found slain in apparent murder-suicide in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two adults and two children believed to be family members were found shot to death in a Southern California home in what police are investigating as a suspected triple murder and suicide, police said on Tuesday.
Controversial Idaho hunting contest ends with no wolves killed
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A controversial hunting contest in Idaho targeting wolves and coyotes has ended with nearly two dozen coyotes killed but no wolves shot, though rancor over the event remains undiminished.
Brain-dead California girl ordered kept on ventilator for week longer
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – The family of a California girl who was declared brain dead after complications from a tonsillectomy won an 11th-hour court order on Monday requiring doctors to keep her connected to a breathing machine for at least anot…
ACLU sues for details of U.S. surveillance under executive order
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Monday, seeking to force the U.S. government to disclose details of its foreign electronic surveillance program and what protections it provides to Americans whose communication…
Oklahoma doctor held for nine deaths linked to prescription drugs
(Reuters) – Texas police have arrested a former Oklahoma doctor on nine counts of homicide and 43 counts of illegal drug distribution for prescribing large doses of addictive medicines to patients he hardly knew in return for bribes, officials said on …
Walgreen offers month of prescriptions to backlogged Obamacare enrollees
(Reuters) – Walgreen Co said on Monday it will provide a month’s supply of certain prescriptions at no upfront cost to U.S. participants who have not yet received a plan identification number under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law.
Train collision in North Dakota sets oil rail cars ablaze
FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) – A BNSF train carrying crude oil in North Dakota collided with another train on Monday setting off a series of explosions that left at least 10 cars ablaze, the latest in a string of incidents that have raised alarms over…
California brain-dead girl nears deadline for ventilator
(Reuters) – Relatives of a 13-year-old California girl declared brain dead after complications from a tonsillectomy pressed an 11th-hour effort on Monday to get her moved to an extended-care facility as a deadline neared for taking her off a breathing …
