Another U.S. city mulls bankruptcy due to soaring wages and pensions
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, California (Reuters) – A resort town in California warned on Tuesday that it will run out of money by March due to burdensome salary and pension costs and could join other U.S. cities that have recently filed for bankruptcy protecti…
Miami judge denies bond for hijacker returned home from Cuba
MIAMI (Reuters) – A former member of the Black Panther Party charged with hijacking a U.S. plane and forcing it to fly to Cuba nearly 30 years ago, was denied bail in U.S. federal court on Tuesday.
U.S. court orders government to stop collecting nuclear waste fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the federal government can no longer require nuclear power plant operators to pay fees into a nuclear waste fund, in a victory for the utilities that challenged the fees.
Eleven candidates vie to replace disgraced ex-San Diego mayor
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Voters in California’s second-largest city will choose from among 11 candidates vying to succeed former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner in a special election on Tuesday, less than three months after he resigned in the face of a sexual …
About 70 taken ill after California chemical plant leak
(Reuters) – About 70 people were taken ill after a sulphuric acid leak at a chemical company in California late on Monday, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said.
Insight: Health site woes show Washington misses out on cutting edge technology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One part of the Obama administration’s technically flawed HealthCare.gov website is actually working as promised. Unfortunately, the company that built it does not intend to seek more government business.
Judge dismisses lawsuit by family of slain border agent
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry has been dismissed by a federal judge on the grounds that a court settlement would interfere with the powers of the U.S. government, which has a…
Colorado prosecutors seek second sanity exam for accused theater gunman
DENVER (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the Colorado theater massacre case have asked a judge to order accused gunman James Holmes, who says he was insane when he killed 12 moviegoers, to undergo an additional sanity examination, court documents made public …
Obama: website to be ‘easiest place’ to get healthcare, eventually
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged his supporters on Monday to help get people signed up for health insurance and declared that the troubled website HealthCare.gov would eventually be the “easiest place” to get care despite its many gl…
Detroit could pay higher loan rate, unsealed letter shows
(Reuters) – Detroit could end up paying almost twice as much in interest as previously disclosed on a $350 million loan arranged by Barclays Capital, according to a fee letter made public on Monday after a judge ordered it unsealed last week.
