Joan Mondale, wife of former U.S. vice president, dies at 83
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Joan Mondale, the wife of former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale and a champion of the arts, died on Monday, her family said in a statement. She was 83.
Delaware doctor, author made stepdaughter fear for life
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – The 12-year-old stepdaughter of a prominent Delaware pediatrician and best-selling author charged with waterboarding her as a form of punishment testified on Monday that the incidents made her fear for her life.
Two dead in shooting at Washington state paint warehouse
(Reuters) – Police responding to a call of shots fired at a paint warehouse in Vancouver, Washington, found two people slain, law enforcement officials said, and local media reported that one of the dead was the gunman.
GE misstated chemical harm to NY’s Hudson River: federal trustees
(Reuters) – General Electric Co has understated or misstated the environmental harm of its chemical dumping into New York’s Hudson River, federal officials alleged on Monday.
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…
