Boston mobster Bulger aloof in face of victims’ families grief
BOSTON (Reuters) – Mobster James “Whitey” Bulger heard a range of emotions on Wednesday from families of the people he was convicted of killing, with the son of one of his victims addressing Bulger as “Satan” and another warning him “hell must be too m…
Ohio execution stayed while state assesses allowing organ donation
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio governor John Kasich on Wednesday stayed the execution of convicted killer Ronald Phillips to assess whether Phillips’ non-vital organs or tissues can be donated to his mother or possibly others.
Low Obamacare enrollment figures turns up heat on White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 106,000 people signed up for insurance coverage nationally under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law during October, the government said on Wednesday, a tiny fraction of the millions of people that had been expected to …
Tuition freeze proposed for University of California undergrads
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – The new president of the University of California proposed freezing the cost of undergraduate tuition for another year to allow for an overhaul of how to pay for higher education in the state.
U.S. says over 106,000 sign up for Obamacare plans in October
(Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Wednesday that 106,185 people signed up for health coverage nationally under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law during October, the first month of its troubled roll-out.
First World Trade Center tower opened 12 years after 9/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The first office tower at Ground Zero since the September 11, 2001 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center opened on Wednesday, marking a comeback for the Lower Manhattan site.
Supreme Court weighs employer-union organizing deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant on Wednesday to undermine agreements unions make with private-sector employers when organizing workers.
Ex-Black Panther pleads not guilty in 1984 Cuba hijacking
MIAMI (Reuters) – A former member of the Black Panther Party who hijacked a U.S. plane and forced it to fly to Cuba nearly 30 years ago pleaded not guilty on in U.S. federal court on Wednesday to charges of air piracy.
Face of Obamacare site reveals herself, denounces “cyberbullying”
(Reuters) – The woman pilloried on social media and late night TV comedy shows after her image came to symbolize the flawed HealthCare.gov website is the mother of a 21-month-old son and has come forward to denounce “cyberbullying,” ABC News reported o…
Florida, Texas execute men convicted of murders
TALLAHASSEE, Fla./AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Florida and Texas executed convicted murderers on Tuesday, with Florida using a new drug in its lethal injection procedure that has been challenged in court by death-row inmates who say it would leave them in…
