Even with changes, U.S. prisons might stay overcrowded: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Overcrowding in U.S. federal prisons is so severe that the problem could go on for years even if Congress takes steps to reduce the number of people behind bars, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Top White House aide met insurers on Obamacare fixes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough met with insurance company executives on Tuesday to update them about efforts to fix its troubled new healthcare insurance website, presidential spokesman Jay Carney said.
Exclusive: Cargill to change beef labeling in wake of ‘pink slime’ furor
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Cargill Inc, one of the world’s largest beef processors, will begin labeling when its finely textured beef is used in the making of its U.S. ground beef products, the company told Reuters on Tuesday.
Detroit to delay plan to enroll retirees in Obamacare exchanges
DETROIT (Reuters) – The city of Detroit will delay its plan to move retiree healthcare onto the Affordable Care Act exchanges because of problems that are plaguing the roll-out of the online insurance marketplaces, an attorney representing the city sai…
Gunman kills himself after opening fire in New Jersey mall
PARAMUS, New Jersey (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire in a crowded New Jersey mall late on Monday before killing himself, officials said, sparking a mass evacuation of the complex by police who did not realize he was dead for several hours.
Los Angeles airport gunman did not raise immediate suspicion: police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A gunman who opened fire at the Los Angeles International Airport last week, killing a federal security screener and wounding several other people, did not immediately raise suspicions when he entered the airport, police said on…
Parents sue California deputy who shot boy carrying toy assault rifle
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The parents of a 13-year-old California boy killed last month while carrying a plastic replica of an assault rifle filed a civil rights lawsuit on Monday against the sheriff’s deputy who shot him, their attorney said.
U.S. gay-rights bill clears Senate Republican hurdle; Boehner opposes measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House-backed bill to ban workplace discrimination against gays narrowly cleared a Republican procedural roadblock in the U.S. Senate on Monday with the support of a handful of Republicans, just hours after the party’s top…
U.S. Treasury’s top international hand to step down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lael Brainard, a top economic diplomat at the U.S. Treasury, will step down from her post on Friday, a Treasury official said.
U.S. appeals court halts horse-slaughter inspections
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday granted an emergency request by animal protection groups to temporarily block the U.S. government from conducting inspections of horses destined for slaughter.
