U.S. employers add 227,000 jobs
Companies ramped up hiring last month and more Americans began looking for work.
Report: ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups fall
About 9.2 million people signed up through HealthCare.gov, the insurance marketplace serving most states, said the Health and Human Services department. That’s about 500,000 fewer customers than had enrolled last year in those same 39 states, or slippage of around 5 percent.
New Brexit challenge blocked
Britain’s High Court blocked a new legal challenge to Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. The decision comes days after the House of Commons decisively backed a bill to authorize divorce proceedings from the 28-nation bloc, sending a measure on for committee scrutiny.
Puerto Rico considers statehood
Gov. Ricardo Rossello approved a nonbinding referendum on determining the U.S. territory’s political future. The referendum will be held on June 11 and gives voters two options: One is statehood, the other is independence or free association.
Hawaii weighs prostitution bill
Hawaii lawmakers are considering decriminalizing prostitution in the Aloha State after House Speaker Joseph Souki introduced a bill. The proposal also would end a state law that says police officers can’t have sex with prostitutes in the course of investigations.