U.S. government workers brace for possible shutdown next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House and labor leaders discussed preparations for a possible U.S. government shutdown on October 1, a move that one union chief estimated could affect as many as 1 million workers, from housekeeping aides to rocket sci…
New delays hit Obamacare rollout before October 1 launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday announced new delays in rolling out President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, saying small business and Spanish-language health insurance enrollment services would not begin on October 1 as plann…
Connecticut commuters struggle with crippled railroad
(Reuters) – Hedge fund managers and corporate types used to Wall Street’s lightning pace, as well as ordinary Connecticut citizens, faced weeks of delays as a power outage on the Metro North railway brought their commutes to a crawl for a second day on…
Search continues for New York gunman who shot two on Long Island
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The search for a suspected gunman who shot two people, killing one, in what was described as a workplace incident in the New York suburb of Garden City, Long Island, shifted on Thursday to the town where the man’s abandoned SUV was…
New trial for Florida woman jailed for firing ‘warning shot’ at husband
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a “warning shot” during an argument with her abusive husband was granted a new trial on Thursday in a case under Florida’s controversial self-defense law.
Sag in major Wisconsin freeway bridge causes indefinite closure
(Reuters) – A major freeway bridge near Green Bay, Wisconsin, was closed indefinitely on Thursday after it suddenly developed a dip that was described by one policeman as like a roller coaster.
Wife of civil rights leader Joseph Lowery dies after stroke
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Evelyn Gibson Lowery, the wife of civil rights leader Joseph Lowery and a social activist in her own right, died at her Atlanta home early on Thursday after suffering a stroke last week, her family said. She was 88.
California man behind anti-Islam film freed from federal custody
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The man behind an anti-Islam film that stoked angry protests against the United States across the Muslim world was released from federal custody in California on Thursday after serving time for probation violations stemming from…
Texas man set to be executed for murder over $100 debt
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man who stabbed another man to death when he failed to pay back a $100 debt to an exotic dancer is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.
Record number of minorities take SAT but lag in college readiness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Minority students made up a record portion of SAT test takers in 2013, and blacks and Hispanics improved on the U.S. college entrance exam but still lagged in demonstrating they are ready for college, the College Board said on Th…
