California could ban plastic grocery bags in compromise deal
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California could become the first state in the nation to institute a ban on single-use plastic grocery bags under a compromise with business leaders, a state senator behind the proposal said on Friday.
Obamacare coverage enrollment hits three million: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of people enrolled in private health insurance under Obamacare has soared by more than one-third in recent weeks to around 3 million, according to government data released on Friday.
U.S. Naval Academy superintendent grilled in sex assault case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for a U.S. Naval Academy football player accused of sexual assault grilled the school’s superintendent on Friday over whether he was politically influenced to proceed with a court-martial.
Accused North Dakota ‘white supremacist’ makes plea bargain
(Reuters) – A man charged with threatening residents of a small North Dakota town pleaded guilty on Friday to lesser offenses and agreed to testify against a white supremacist who had been working to establish an all-white enclave there, his attorney s…
U.S. union membership steady at 11.3 percent in 2013: Labor Department
(Reuters) – Labor union membership as a percentage of the U.S. work force stabilized at 11.3 percent in 2013 after several years of declines, government figures showed on Friday.
Arizona sheriff puts inmates on bread and water for desecrating U.S. flag
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Dozens of inmates in Arizona jails run by a sheriff who has been a controversial figure in the national immigration debate have been put on a diet of bread and water for desecrating U.S. flags that hang in each cell, authorities sai…
Half of U.S. prison sex crimes involve staff toward inmates: fed study
(Reuters) – Nearly 9,000 incidents of sexual victimization against inmates in U.S. prisons and jails were reported in 2011, with roughly half of them involving corrections staff, according to a report by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics.
At least five dead in fire at house in rural Iowa
(Reuters) – At least five people died in a fire that destroyed a house in rural northeast Iowa on Friday morning, authorities said.
Ex-Cowboys player gets 180 days jail for drunk-driving death
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas jury sentenced former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent to 180 days in jail and 10 years probation on Friday for causing a fiery one-car crash that killed his teammate after a night of heavy drinking in 2012.
Former U.S. Senate aide facing child porn charges found dead: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former top U.S. Senate aide awaiting trial on child pornography charges was found dead after what may have been a suicide, a Maryland sheriff’s department said on Friday.
