U.S. allows families of embassy staff to return to Beirut
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday that family members of its embassy staff in Beirut may return to Lebanon, in a sign the volatile security environment has improved.
Striking school bus drivers in Boston return to work
BOSTON (Reuters) – School bus drivers in Boston returned to work on Wednesday after a one-day wildcat strike that drew criticism from both Mayor Thomas Menino and the drivers’ own union.
State Obamacare markets attract tens of thousands of customers
(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of uninsured people have begun to sign up for health coverage through online Obamacare private insurance marketplaces in California and New York, officials said on Tuesday, while problems still plagued the federal online s…
Undercover officer arrested in probe of New York motorcycle gang beating
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An undercover New York detective was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in the attack on an SUV driver who was chased for miles along a Manhattan highway by dozens of motorcycle riders, police said.
Third Colorado lawmaker faces possible recall for gun control votes
DENVER (Reuters) – Following the recall of two Democratic state senators in Colorado last month over their support for gun control laws, a third faces possible ouster, an outcome that would shift control of the state Senate to Republicans.
Arizona and Texas scheduled to execute inmates by lethal injection
PHOENIX/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Arizona is set to execute on Wednesday an inmate convicted of strangling an elderly man 35 years ago and Texas is scheduled to put to death a man convicted of killing his parents and blowing up their house.
Princeton University gives all clear after gunshot scare
(Reuters) – Police cordoned off a historic building on Princeton University’s campus in New Jersey on Tuesday after reports of gunshots, but no injuries were reported and the university later gave the all clear.
Congressional panel to review U.S. IRS progress on healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service executive in charge of enforcing President Barack Obama’s new healthcare law will be the lone witness on Wednesday before a congressional panel run by Republicans resolutely opposed to the law.
California governor signs bills to tackle state’s water crisis
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed more than a dozen bills aimed at improving access to water in the state, where drought is common and tension is high over the competing needs of residents, agriculture and the env…
New York’s ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ deal with Nissan voided by judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s plan to create a uniform taxi fleet was struck down by a judge on Tuesday, only weeks before Nissan Motor Co Ltd was due to start supplying new taxis under an exclusive contract.
