Cut in food stamps to hit low-income Americans this week
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One of every seven Americans will take a hit on Friday when a $5 billion cut in food stamps, the first across-the-board reduction in the history of the decades-old federal program, takes effect.
New York’s Tammany Hall, byword for corruption, gets landmark status
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former home of Tammany Hall, which became a byword for patronage and corruption as the headquarters of New York City’s powerful Democratic political machine, has been declared a historic landmark.
Senate panel to hold Obamacare hearing on November 5
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee plans to hold a hearing on November 5 with Marilyn Tavenner, a top U.S. health official, about the rocky rollout of Obamacare.
Six people killed in apparent murder-suicide in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Six people, including two children, were shot to death in a South Carolina home on Tuesday in what police believe is a murder-suicide involving members of a family, authorities said.
A year after Sandy, many still rebuilding damaged homes
NEW YORK/SEASIDE PARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Victims of Superstorm Sandy returned the waterfront where their neighbors and loved ones were killed a year ago Tuesday, honoring the dead while many are still struggling to rebuild their damaged homes.
American support for death penalty falls to 60 percent: Gallup
(Reuters) – Sixty percent of Americans favor capital punishment for convicted murderers, the lowest percentage since 1972, according to a Gallup poll released on Tuesday.
NSA chief defends agency amid U.S. spy rift with Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the National Security Agency defended his beleaguered organization on Tuesday, saying it acts within the law to stop militant attacks and calling reports that the NSA collected data on millions of phone calls in Europ…
Once turned away, Jesse Jackson Jr. finally in prison
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. began his first day of a 30-month sentence in a North Carolina federal prison on Tuesday, a day after he had attempted to report early and was turned away.
Obama under fire as Americans lose prior health plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is facing fresh attacks for his pledge that Americans who like their current healthcare plans can keep them under Obamacare after reports that thousands of Americans facing cancellation notices.
Bankrupt San Bernardino in showdown with California pension fund over arrears
RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) – The bankrupt city of San Bernardino and its largest creditor, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers), are set for a showdown over the city’s $17 million in pension arrears, a important milestone i…
