Government And Institutions

A federal judge has ruled against an Indiana law that changed the classification of abortion clinics in a way that opponents said targeted a Planned Parenthood facility that only provides drug-induced abortions.

Finland has taken a major step toward approving the construction of a nuclear plant by Finnish-Russian consortium Fennovoima that would be the Nordic country's sixth reactor.

A bill that would block suspected Nazi war criminals from receiving Social Security benefits is heading to President Barack Obama for his signature.

Both sides are declaring victory in a dispute between Cablevision Systems Corp. and a union that represents some of the company's workers in Brooklyn.

The owners of Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal have pushed back the scheduled closing date for the casino.

Health insurance sign-ups through HealthCare.gov slowed over Thanksgiving week, the Obama administration said Wednesday.

The mayor of Toledo, Ohio, called Wednesday for the federal government to devote full attention to improving water quality in America's lakes and rivers, describing the toxic algae blooms that tainted his city's water supply this summer as a danger "doomed to be repeated." Mayor Michael Collins appeared before the Senate Agriculture Committee for the first time after microcystin toxins in Lake Erie fouled the tap water for 400,000 people in Ohio and Michigan for two days in August.

North Dakota's Insurance Department has levied $60,000 in fines against the state's largest health insurer for what Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm calls "egregious" violations of state law.

Illinois is mailing information on President Barack Obama's health care law to more than 53,000 homes this week as the campaign to promote insurance coverage reaches into rural areas and small cities in three parts of the state.

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Many HealthCare.gov customers will face higher costs next year, the Obama administration acknowledged Thursday in a report that shows average premiums rising modestly.

A former Iowa gas pump regulator is suing the state for wrongful termination, claiming he was fired after questioning a company's marketing practices and industry officials complained to his bosses about it.

European stocks were little changed Thursday ahead of an ECB policy meeting while Asian markets rose, led by Shanghai and Tokyo, as investors bet on more stimulus in China and a victory for Japan's pro-business ruling party in elections this month.

The European Union is taking a big step toward giving EU member states the power to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops in their countries even if it's been approved by the 28-nation bloc.

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week.

Oyster Bar built a thriving business serving mollusks to well-heeled Muscovites.

U.S. health care spending grew by the slowest rate in more than a half-century last year, government analysts said Wednesday.

The House tax bill extends more than 50 expired tax breaks through the end of 2014.

New Mexico is undoubtedly dealing with a dire situation caused by the persistent drought, and there's no telling when conditions will improve, researchers from universities around the state said Tuesday.

South Dakota College students plan to press lawmakers to pay for a tuition freeze at the state's public universities — something that Gov. Dennis Daugaard didn't include in his budget plan.