Nearly half million apply for U.S. health insurance despite flaws: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Roughly half a million Americans have applied for health insurance through new federal- and state-run exchanges under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, an administration official said on Saturday.
Senator Cruz returns to Texas welcome after shutdown battle
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a favorite of the conservative Tea Party movement, returned home to a rousing welcome in Texas on Saturday after his attempt to derail Obamacare with a shutdown of the federal government led to …
Police in Kentucky believe theft of rare bourbon is an inside job
(Reuters) – The theft of dozens of cases of rare, high-quality bourbon worth more than $25,000 from a local distillery appears to be an inside job, a Kentucky sheriff investigating the case, said on Saturday.
Accident kills two San Francisco rail workers on second day of strike
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two workers performing maintenance on the San Francisco commuter rail system were killed when a train struck them on Saturday, on the second day of a strike against the system that has snarled traffic across the region.
Two workers struck, killed by BART train near San Francisco: report
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two workers were struck and killed by a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train on Saturday in a Northern California suburb, during a strike by employees against the agency that runs the rail network, the San Francisco Chronicle…
NBA legend Bill Russell cited for loaded gun at Seattle airport
(Reuters) – NBA legend Bill Russell was cited on Wednesday for having a loaded gun in his carry-on luggage at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, federal and airport officials said on Saturday.
Buy it or hate it, New Yorkers flock to Banksy’s art
(Reuters) – Famously jaded New Yorkers are getting swept up in the hype over Banksy, the renegade graffiti artist who is leaving his mark across the city this month.
Strike by San Francisco area rail workers enters second day
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A strike by San Francisco area rail workers that has snarled roads across the region entered a second day on Saturday with management and unions still at loggerheads over pay and work rules and not even bargaining.
Latinos urge California attorney general to probe Herbalife
(Reuters) – Latino civil rights activists on Friday appealed to California’s attorney general to probe the marketing practices of Herbalife as the nutrition and supplements company hosted a sales event for thousands of Latino distributors.
Rep. Bill Young, longest serving Republican in U.S. Congress, dead at 82
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Bill Young of Florida, the longest-serving Republican member of Congress, died on Friday more than a week after announcing his plans to retire, his family said in a statement. He was 82.
