NSA chief defends agency amid U.S. spy rift with Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the National Security Agency defended his beleaguered organization on Tuesday, saying it acts within the law to stop militant attacks and calling reports that the NSA collected data on millions of phone calls in Europ…
Once turned away, Jesse Jackson Jr. finally in prison
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. began his first day of a 30-month sentence in a North Carolina federal prison on Tuesday, a day after he had attempted to report early and was turned away.
Obama under fire as Americans lose prior health plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is facing fresh attacks for his pledge that Americans who like their current healthcare plans can keep them under Obamacare after reports that thousands of Americans facing cancellation notices.
Bankrupt San Bernardino in showdown with California pension fund over arrears
RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) – The bankrupt city of San Bernardino and its largest creditor, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers), are set for a showdown over the city’s $17 million in pension arrears, a important milestone i…
Connecticut says Obamacare data hub ‘experiencing an outage’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Connecticut’s healthcare exchange “Access Health CT” said the U.S. government’s Obamacare data hub was ‘experiencing an outage’ on Tuesday evening, the second time in three days.
Food giants pour millions into defeating Washington GMO label measure
SEATTLE/KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Major U.S. food and chemical companies are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to block approval of a ballot initiative in Washington state that would make it the first in the United States to require labe…
San Francisco joins sugary drinks fray with tax proposal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco may become the latest U.S. city to try to curb the consumption of sugary drinks with a proposed ballot measure to impose a tax on beverages seen as a culprit in rising rates of childhood obesity and diabetes.
New York retailers, police trade blame on ‘shop and frisk’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police and retailers Macy’s Inc and Barneys New York Inc traded blame on Tuesday over complaints by black customers who were stopped by police after making luxury purchases, in a case that has roiled civil rights leaders.
Obama under fire as Americans lose prior health plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is facing fresh attacks for his pledge that Americans who like their current healthcare plans can keep them under Obamacare, as reports pile up of thousands of Americans facing cancellation notices.
Oklahoma high court says drug-induced abortion law unconstitutional
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a state law meant to restrict the use of abortion-inducing drugs instead bans them altogether, rendering the law unconstitutional and paving the way for the measure to reach the…
