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….
Colorado teen who set himself ablaze at high school dies
DENVER, Feb 10 (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Colorado boy who set himself ablaze in a suicide attempt last month in the cafeteria of his suburban Denver high school in front of 60 classmates has died from his injuries, police said on Monday.
New bride dies while BASE jumping in Utah park
(Reuters) – A Utah newlywed who went BASE jumping in Zion National Park with her husband of two weeks was killed at the weekend when her parachute failed to open properly and she plunged to her death, a park official said on Monday.
Conservative group files civil rights suit against Wisconsin investigators
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A conservative organization in Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit against state investigators on Monday, saying its members’ civil rights were violated during an ongoing secret probe into campaign financing, court documents showed….
New York mayor says pre-K funded by wealthy tax still essential
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday drove home his plan to fund universal pre-Kindergarten by taxing the wealthy in his first State of the City address, saying early education as well as paid sick leave and affordable housing a…
