Homeowners living in flood-prone areas are getting relief from big spikes in insurance costs under legislation President Barack Obama signed into law last Friday. Lawmakers from both parties supported the measure in response to angry homeowners who faced sharp premium …
President Barack Obama chose the site where Massachusetts’ health care system became law to promote his signature health insurance program, arguing that the state plan also faced initial setbacks and low enrollment but in time gained popularity and became a …
A retired naval officer honored for his valor during the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon has been found guilty of defrauding the victims’ compensation fund by exaggerating his injuries. After a three-week trial, a federal court jury on Monday …
A judge is allowing an Army veteran who says he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq to sue former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld personally for damages. The veteran’s identity is withheld in court filings, …
Jurors have seen grenade launchers, M4 rifles and secretly recorded videos of military suppliers working on a deal to funnel money to an official of an African nation they wanted to buy their weapons. Now, after a six-week trial, the …
A federal judge this threw out a lawsuit claiming that President Barack Obama’s requirement that all Americans have health insurance violates the religious freedom of those who rely on God to protect them. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler in Washington, …
A federal judge has awarded a former Army Special Forces commander nearly $500,000 because she was rejected from a job at the Library of Congress while transitioning from a man to a woman. Diane Schroer of Alexandria, Va., applied for …
Health care coverage would no longer be optional in the United States under a plan announced Monday by presidential candidate John Edwards that would require all businesses to provide insurance and all Americans to have it. The 2004 vice presidential …
