Exclusive: Zika virus discourages many Americans from Latin America travel
(Reuters) – The rapidly spreading Zika virus is discouraging many Americans from traveling to Latin America and the Caribbean, with 41 percent of those aware of the disease saying they are less likely to take such a trip, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
Chicago policeman sues estate of teen he fatally shot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Chicago policeman who fatally shot a 19-year-old college student and accidentally killed a 55-year-old grandmother in the same incident has sued the teenager’s estate, blaming him for prompting the shooting and causing the office…
New York steps up efforts on crane safety after deadly collapse
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday unveiled a series of new policies governing the use of construction booms in the United States’ largest city, after a deadly crane collapse in Manhattan highlighted the need for additional sa…
Fourth patient linked to mold outbreak at Pittsburgh hospital dies
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man, who sued the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center over a deadly, mold-linked infection he and other organ transplant patients contracted at the facility, has died.
Guard at N.Y.’s Rikers jail charged with rape, smuggling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A corrections officer at New York’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex has been arrested on charges of planning to smuggle marijuana to an inmate with whom she had a sexual relationship, authorities said on Sunday.
Two people killed, at least 10 injured in Orlando nightclub shooting
(Reuters) – Two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when as many as three shooters opened fire in an Orlando nightclub with a crowd of about 300 people in the predawn hours of Sunday, police in the Florida city said.
New York policeman accused of shooting black man to testify at trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City police officer charged with fatally shooting an unarmed black man in an unlit Brooklyn stairwell is expected to take the stand in his own defense on Monday at his trial for manslaughter.
Obscure at home, ‘Texas Daddy’ is a right-wing darling in Japan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Somewhere in the Dallas area, a retired man sitting in a home office is making social media videos backing Japanese right-wing views that have made him a celebrity among hawks in the Asian country.
Professor who said Christians, Muslims worship same God to leave school
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A professor at an evangelical university near Chicago who got in trouble after saying Muslims and Christians worship the same God will leave the school, according to a joint statement released by Wheaton College on Saturday night.
Washington state’s prison chief resigns over botched inmate release
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The head of Washington state’s prison system resigned on Saturday six weeks after his agency said thousands of inmates may have been mistakenly freed early from state custody since 2002, including two men blamed for deaths when they…
