The government’s insurance website is faster and easier to use, but as a third sign-up season gets underway, President Barack Obama’s health care law is approaching limits. Enrollment on the federal and state exchanges began Sunday. While the law’s expanded ...
Read More »Survey gives yet another sign of Midwest economic slowdown
Figures plunged in an October survey of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states, the third straight month of declines that suggest a regional economic slowdown, according to a report released Monday. The overall Mid-American Business Conditions Index dropped ...
Read More »Officer sex cases plagued by lax supervision, policies
This is the second in a three-part series. As darkness falls, the most tattered section of West Sacramento, California’s main drag feels more desperate with each passing hour. Under the cover of night, a slow but steady flow of wandering ...
Read More »Panhandling laws face challenge after church signs ruling
Cities trying to limit panhandling in downtowns and tourist areas are facing a new legal hurdle because of a recent Supreme Court ruling that seemingly has nothing to do with asking for money. Federal judges in at least three states ...
Read More »Prosecutor suspended after pulling gun on fake spiders
An assistant prosecutor in West Virginia has been suspended after pulling a gun and threatening to shoot fake spiders scattered around the office as Halloween decorations. Prosecuting Attorney John Bennett tells media outlets that Chris White informed other employees that he ...
Read More »Clinton to pitch sentencing, police changes to black voters
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is using a Southern campaign swing to outline criminal justice proposals she says would treat black Americans more fairly. The trip to Georgia and South Carolina comes as Clinton works to solidify her advantage ...
Read More »3 years, 3 voices: Superstorm survivors still can’t go home
Three years ago, Superstorm Sandy slammed the New Jersey shore, destroying homes, splintering boardwalks, wrecking businesses and displacing thousands of people. Three years later, several thousand still cannot get back home due to bureaucratic red tape with government aid programs, ...
Read More »Missouri, Illinois battle for new home of spy agency
The two-state battle for a federal spy agency’s new regional headquarters is heating up, with Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday announcing plans to publicly push to keep the agency in St. Louis as hundreds of supporters gathered across the ...
Read More »Average US rate on 30-year mortgage slips to 3.76 percent
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates were slightly lower to unchanged this week amid expectations that the Federal Reserve isn’t ready yet to raise its key short-term interest rate. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on a 30-year ...
Read More »After Superstorm Sandy response, donations to Red Cross fall
A year after receiving huge sums to respond to Superstorm Sandy, the American Red Cross experienced a 32 percent drop in donations — and its place among the nation’s best-supported nonprofits has declined from ninth to 21st in the latest ...
Read More »Obama to police chiefs: US safer because of your efforts
Defending police officers who have come under scrutiny like never before, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the men and women who risk their lives to provide security are wrongly “scapegoated” for failing to deal with broader problems that lead ...
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