U.S. Top News: Over two million still without power from Illinois to Virginia

	Click to View in Browser 07/2/2012 Over two million still without power from Illinois to Virginia (Reuters) - More than 2.1 million people from Illinois to Virginia were still without power Monday morning following violent storms over the weekend, and a heat wave continued to blanket much of the region. Eastern U.S. battles heat wave amid power outages WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blistering heat blanketed much of the eastern United States for the third straight day on Sunday, after violent storms that took at least 15 lives and knocked out power to more than 3 million customers. People return to charred cities after Colorado wildfires COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Residents began returning to charred areas of Colorado Springs on Sunday after the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and left the landscape a blackened wasteland. Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend, arrested in Omaha (Reuters) - Marcus Jordan, a college basketball player and son of retired NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested early Sunday after what police described as a drunken altercation outside a hotel in Omaha, Nebraska. Federal judge halts Mississippi abortion law TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked Mississippi from enforcing a new law that requires doctors who perform abortions at the state's sole abortion clinic to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. North Carolina governor rejects fracking law RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue on Sunday vetoed legislation that would have lifted a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and opened the door to shale gas exploration in that state. Florida says no to two healthcare law features WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida will not implement two provisions of the U.S. healthcare law involving an expansion of Medicaid for the poor and creation of a private insurance exchange, Governor Rick Scott said on Sunday. New Jersey's Christie presses legislators on taxes NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie stepped up his state budget battle with Democrats by calling for a special session of the legislature on Monday to lecture his opponents on the need for middle-class tax relief. America's Generation Y not driven to drive WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To Shoshana Gurian-Sherman, driving seemed like a huge hassle. Analysis: Stockton, California new paradigm for struggling cities NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stockton, California, the largest city in the United States to ever file for bankruptcy, could create a new template for struggling cities and potentially lift the stigma that scars municipalities if they seek court protection from creditors. Related Video Market Pulse: What's Moving Today and Why U.S. Morning Call: Apple settles iPad lawsuit in China Great Debate Car czars Chief Justice Roberts crafts a ruling more conservative than it looks A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend