The painful path to Obamacare deadline

By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tuesday is a moment of truth for Obamacare. It marks the final...

New state laws will affect marijuana, voting, shark fins

By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - "What brand are you smoking?," could become a more routin...

Settlement reached over deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Owners and insurers of a now-bankrupt Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a ...

Target meets with state attorneys as lawsuits pile up

By Jim Finkle and Dhanya Skariachan BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target Corp's general counsel, Timoth...

Mission accomplished, says Snowden: Washington Post

(Reuters) - Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed extensive detail...

Gay marriages proceed in Utah as judge refuses to block ruling

By Jennifer Dobner SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Same-sex marriages were allowed to proceed in Utah after a ...

Gay marriages to proceed in Utah as judge refuses to block ruling

By Jennifer Dobner SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Same-sex marriages were allowed to proceed in Utah after a ...

Utah judge to hear request to temporarily block gay marriage

By Jennifer Dobner SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A request by the state of Utah to temporarily block gay mar...

Bargain-hungry shoppers buy less on weekend before Christmas

By Phil Wahba ELMHURST, New York (Reuters) - U.S. consumers shopped less on the final weekend before Chri...

Winter weather kills seven; record highs in New York, Philadelphia

By Victoria Cavaliere (Reuters) - A band of severe weather from tornadoes to icy blasts left at least sev...

IMF says will raise U.S. economic growth forecast

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund predicts the U.S. economy would expand at a faster ...

Colorado student, 17, wounded in school shooting, dies

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A 17-year-old Colorado student shot in the head earlier this month by...

Colorado student, 17, wounded in school shooting dies

DENVER (Reuters) - Claire Davis, a 17-year-old Colorado student shot in the head last week by a gunman at ...

Snub of Boeing-made fighter rattles Missouri manufacturers

By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) - Brazil's decision not to buy the American F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter j...

Accused Colorado theater gunman competent to stand trial, evaluators say

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - The former graduate student accused of gunning down scores of patrons...

Obama defends latest rule change to his health reform law

By Roberta Rampton and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday defended hi...

Investigators look overseas for hackers in Target case: source

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators believe that overseas hackers were responsible for...

Target cyber breach hits 40 million payment cards at holiday peak

By Jim Finkle and Dhanya Skariachan BOSTON (Reuters) - Target Corp said hackers have stolen data from up ...

Target holiday cyber breach hits 40 million payment cards

By Jim Finkle and Siddharth Cavale BOSTON (Reuters) - Target Corp said hackers might have stolen data fro...

Target says data from 40 million cards stolen in holiday period

By Siddharth Cavale and Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Target Corp said data from about 40 million credit and deb...

Mega Millions winners in Georgia, California to split $648 million

By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - The latest Mega Millions jackpot, driven to a near-record $648 milli...

Georgia woman is owner of one of 2 Mega Millions winning tickets

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia woman was identified on Wednesday as the lone purchaser of one of two winnin...

Detroit emergency manager, mayor-elect reach power-sharing agreement: report

DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit Mayor-elect Mike Duggan will control about two-thirds of city operations once ...

Accused September 11 attacker expelled from Guantanamo courtroom

By Tom Ramstack FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - An accused conspirator in the September 11, 2001, attack...

Ferry runs aground off North Carolina coast, injuring 13

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"I did not kill Meredith", Knox pleads in email to Italian court

By Cristiano Corvino FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - U.S. student Amanda Knox pleaded her innocence in the mur...