Two headed to runoff in race to succeed disgraced ex-San Diego mayor
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Republican city councilman and a Latino Democrat with party backing appeared headed for a runoff in an election to replace former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who resigned in a sexual harassment scandal, unofficial returns showed…
U.S. television journalist Elizabeth Vargas out of rehab
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Television journalist Elizabeth Vargas, a co-anchor on the ABC news show “20/20,” said on Wednesday she was out of rehab and doing well after receiving treatment for alcohol abuse.
Learjet crashes off Florida coast, two bodies found
(Reuters) – A medical flight with probably four people on board crashed into the Atlantic Ocean late on Tuesday shortly after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and two bodies have been recovered, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said.
Some cyber security experts recommend shutting Obamacare site
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s HealthCare.gov site is riddled with security flaws that put user data of millions of people at risk and it should be shut down until fixed, several technology experts warned lawmakers on Tuesday.
North Korea may have detained elderly U.S. citizen: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea may have detained an elderly U.S. man last month who entered the country on a tourist visa, Kyodo News Service said on Wednesday, citing an unnamed diplomatic source.
Illinois governor expected to sign gay marriage into law
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is expected to sign same-sex marriage into law on Wednesday afternoon, which will make President Barack Obama’s home state the 16th to allow such unions.
Voters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, defeat measure to limit abortions
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) – Voters in Albuquerque defeated a proposal on Tuesday that would have outlawed most late-term abortions in New Mexico’s largest city in the first test of such a measure on a municipal ballot in the United States.
Early Obamacare data show older Americans more apt to sign up
(Reuters) – More older Americans than young adults so far have signed up for new insurance coverage under the state marketplaces created by President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, according to early data from four states reporting details on their enr…
U.S. pastor sentenced to suspension for performing son’s gay marriage
SPRING CITY, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania pastor found guilty in a Methodist church trial of officiating at his son’s 2007 same-sex marriage ceremony was sentenced to two concurrent 30-day suspensions on Tuesday.
Learjet crashes off Florida coast, two bodies found
(Reuters) – A private jet with perhaps four people aboard crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Tuesday, and two bodies have been recovered, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said.
