Texas billionaire Harold Simmons dies at 82
(Reuters) – Billionaire Harold Simmons, one of the richest men in America and a major contributor to the Republican Party, has died in his native Texas at 82.
Man suspected of killing Colorado family captured in Oklahoma
(Reuters) – A man suspected of shooting dead a family of three and setting their Colorado home on fire was captured in an Oklahoma motel after a month-long manhunt, authorities said on Sunday.
Justice Sotomayor to drop ball, not gavel, on 2014 Times Square countdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will take center stage among about 1 million revelers in New York’s Times Square to usher in 2014 by pressing the button to lower the iconic countdown ball, organizers said on Su…
After troubled rollout, Obamacare’s new test starts on New Year’s Day
(Reuters) – New Year’s Day will bring a fresh test for President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, as hundreds of thousands of Americans will begin to use the program’s new medical coverage for the first time.
Exclusive: U.S. government urged to name CEO to run Obamacare market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is coming under pressure from some of its closest allies on healthcare reform to name a chief executive to run its federal health insurance marketplace and allay the concerns of insurers after the rocky rollout of…
Slain suspect in Phoenix robbery believed to be killer of Mississippi officer
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) – A man killed by police after robbing an Arizona bank is believed to be the same suspect who days before killed a police officer four states away in Mississippi, authorities said late on Saturday.
Former Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr. of Indiana dead at age 81
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Andrew Jacobs Jr., a Democrat from Indiana who fought in the Korean War and later became an early opponent of the Vietnam War, died on Saturday at his home in Indianapolis at age 81, said friend and former campaig…
L.A. Dodgers star Yasiel Puig charged with reckless driving
MIAMI (Reuters) – Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested on Saturday after he was caught driving 110 miles per hour in a 70-mph (112-kph) zone in Florida, a highway patrol spokesman said.
Skier, snowmobiler die in Wyoming avalanches
(Reuters) – A skier and a snowmobiler died less than two hours apart this week in separate snow avalanches in western Wyoming, a National Forest official said on Saturday.
Obama faces smattering of protests on Hawaiian vacation
KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) – The serenity of President Barack Obama’s Hawaiian vacation was rattled a little on Saturday when demonstrators aired grievances against unmanned aircraft and other issues in a small protest zone near the first family’s upscal…
