Obamacare customers may show up in fits and starts
(Reuters) – Will Obamacare’s launch look more like Black Friday, when U.S. shoppers flood retail stores for bargains the day after Thanksgiving, or April 15, when procrastinators wait until nearly midnight to file their taxes?
Year-long audit of U.S. Navy security showed flaws: congressman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressman, speaking after a mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, said he understood a year-long investigation of security at the country’s Navy installations had shown serious flaws partly driven by cost-cutting.
FBI says shooter had valid pass to get into Washington Navy Yard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The suspect in the Washington Navy Yard shooting, Aaron Alexis, used a valid pass to gain entry to the base, the FBI said on Tuesday.
U.S. defense chief to order worldwide security review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel aims to order a review of physical security and access at all Defense Department installations worldwide following Monday’s shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, a senior Pentagon official sa…
White House to review contractors after Washington shootings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said Tuesday it will review standards for federal government contractors after the Washington Navy Yard shootings, which authorities said were committed by a contract worker who had a security clearance to work th…
Put me out of business, trauma doctor pleads after U.S. Navy Yard shootings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A doctor who oversaw the treatment of multiple victims of Monday’s mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard is seizing her time in the spotlight to call for an end to gun violence.
Teenager kidnapped from Georgia home by armed robbers
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A 14-year-old girl was missing and believed to be in “extreme danger” on Tuesday after two armed robbers kidnapped her from her suburban Atlanta home, police said.
U.S. poverty rate flat, number of uninsured dips: Census
(Reuters) – The percentage of Americans living in poverty remained steady last year at 15 percent after rising for several years in the wake of the recession, while the number of people without health insurance fell slightly to 48 million, U.S. governm…
Versace’s former Miami mansion sells for $41.5 million at auction
MIAMI (Reuters) – One of America’s landmark homes, the Miami Beach mansion that once belonged to Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace, was sold at an auction on Tuesday for $41.5 million to a business group that includes the owners of the Jordache j…
U.S. Navy secretary orders security review after shooting rampage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Tuesday ordered a review of physical security at all Navy and Marine Corps installations in the wake of Monday’s shooting rampage that left 13 people dead, including the suspected shooter, a Navy …
