Same-sex couples challenge Wisconsin’s gay-marriage ban
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Four same-sex couples on Monday asked a federal judge in Wisconsin to overturn the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage, the latest in a series of court challenges aimed at making same-sex marriage legal around the United St…
Web companies give first look at secret government data requests
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google on Monday began publishing details about the number of secret government requests for data they receive, hoping to show limited involvement in controversial surveillance efforts.
U.S. safety agency says 22 million vehicles recalled in 2013
DETROIT (Reuters) – Automakers recalled nearly 22 million cars and trucks in 2013, the most in nearly a decade, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report released on Monday.
Volkswagen Tennessee workers to vote on UAW February 12-14
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – A historic, far-reaching vote of blue-collar workers at Volkswagen AG’s Tennessee plant on whether they wish to be represented by the United Auto Workers will be held February 12-14, the German automaker and U.S. union sa…
U.S. says HealthCare.gov enrollment appeal hearings to begin soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday said it will soon begin hearings to resolve problems for people who enrolled in health insurance through the Obamacare website HealthCare.gov, only to encounter errors including unnecessarily hi…
Convicted multiple murderer escapes from Michigan prison
(Reuters) – A man serving time for murdering four people in a robbery escaped from a central Michigan prison during Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast and remained on the loose after kidnapping a woman and forcing her to drive to Indiana, prison authorities…
Snowstorm sweeps across Northeast, trapping Super Bowl fans
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fast-moving winter storm swept into the Northeast on Monday, yet again forcing flight cancellations, slowing traffic and proving weather-forecasting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil right.
Gay rights activists briefly arrested at Idaho statehouse protest
(Reuters) – Idaho troopers briefly arrested 44 gay rights activists at the statehouse in Boise on Monday for blocking access to the Senate chambers during a protest, an Idaho State Police spokeswoman said.
Trial opens for Florida man who killed black teen over loud music
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the murder trial of a Florida man who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager during an argument over loud music, a racially-charged case that has revived debate over the state’s gun co…
U.S. may mandate ‘talking’ cars by early 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators are crafting a rule that would require all new vehicles to be able to “talk” to one another using wireless technology, which the Department of Transportation said would significantly reduce accidents on U.S. roads…
