Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lou Reed, the pioneering songwriter and musician behind the Velvet Underground, one of the most influential rock bands which fused art and music in collaboration with artist Andy Warhol, died on Sunday at the age of 71, his literar…
Company hosting Obamacare data has technical glitch: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A data center that hosts the key website for the healthcare exchanges that are at the heart of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform law lost connectivity on Sunday, said a spokeswoman for the Department of Health …
Colombia’s FARC frees ex-U.S. marine after four months in jungle
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC guerrillas have freed a former U.S. marine who was kidnapped in June while he trekked through the jungle in a known guerrilla area, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the U.S. government said on S…
Colorado prosecutor unsure if he would have charged JonBenet parents
(Reuters) – A Colorado prosecutor said his predecessor’s decision not to prosecute the parents of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was made because of a lack of evidence to prove the case, but could not say if he would have made the same choice…
Mother and four children killed with meat cleaver in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York woman and her four young children were hacked to death with a meat cleaver in their Brooklyn home over the weekend and the father’s cousin will be charged with their murders on Sunday, the New York Police Department said…
Two Republican congressmen defend U.S. spying abroad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican congressmen on Sunday defended Washington’s surveillance programs abroad in reaction to protests from allies, after the wide scope of the eavesdropping was revealed this year by former spy agency contractor Edward …
Two held in stabbing at Indiana University
(Reuters) – Police arrested two men on Sunday following a stabbing outside a student apartment complex at Indiana University in Bloomington that prompted a campus-wide alert and a search for the suspects, the university said.
Pastor who banned fried chicken leads Mississippi Obamacare push
HERNANDO, Mississippi (Reuters) – When Dr Michael Minor first became pastor at Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Hernando, Mississippi, in 1996, he discovered a population overcome by an epidemic of obesity.
Key U.S. official faces grilling over Obamacare website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two months before the troubled October 1 launch of Obamacare exchanges, a key administration official overseeing the program assured a congressional oversight panel that work was on track to roll out a tested website that would m…
Hawaii lawmakers to hold special session to consider gay marriage
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Hawaii, which had a pioneering role in the acceptance of same-sex marriage in the United States two decades ago, could become the 15th state to extend marriage rights to gay couples when state lawmakers meet this week for a special…
