Congressional panel to review U.S. IRS progress on healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service executive in charge of enforcing President Barack Obama’s new healthcare law will be the lone witness on Wednesday before a congressional panel run by Republicans resolutely opposed to the law.
California governor signs bills to tackle state’s water crisis
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed more than a dozen bills aimed at improving access to water in the state, where drought is common and tension is high over the competing needs of residents, agriculture and the env…
New York’s ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ deal with Nissan voided by judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s plan to create a uniform taxi fleet was struck down by a judge on Tuesday, only weeks before Nissan Motor Co Ltd was due to start supplying new taxis under an exclusive contract.
Three soldiers plead innocent in stabbing death of fellow serviceman
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Three U.S. Army soldiers have entered not guilty pleas in the stabbing death of a fellow serviceman in Washington state that police initially said was a possible anti-white hate crime, but which authorities later conclud…
NYC police identify mother in Baby Hope case, unsolved since 1991
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police said on Tuesday they identified the mother of a girl dubbed “Baby Hope,” whose body was found crammed inside a picnic cooler on the side of a highway more than 20 years ago.
State Obamacare markets attract tens of thousands of customers
(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of uninsured people have begun to sign up for health coverage through online Obamacare private insurance marketplaces in California and New York, officials said on Tuesday, while problems still plagued the federal online s…
Obama says Republicans must end ‘threats’ on fiscal impasse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama refused to give ground in a fiscal confrontation with Republicans on Tuesday, saying he would negotiate on budget issues only if they agree to re-open the federal government and raise the debt limit with no…
Shutdown woes pile up as Washington gridlock holds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tourism sagged near U.S. national parks, Washington-area workers filed more unemployment claims and futures markets grappled with a lack of data as the government shutdown, now in its second week, stretched across the nation and …
Report warns of farmers gaming U.S. subsidy programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers must tighten farm subsidy rules to make sure the money goes only to active farmers and landowners, a congressional report said on Tuesday, warning that millions of dollars are at stake.
Charges dismissed in last cases from Occupy Wall Street march
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York prosecutors on Tuesday dismissed charges in the final two cases stemming from the mass arrest of more than 700 people during an Occupy Wall Street march two years ago.
