Investigation faults U.S. Army lab’s leaders over mistaken anthrax shipments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials at a U.S. Army biodefense lab in Utah had multiple warning signs of safety issues but failed to take steps that could have averted the mistaken shipment of live anthrax to other labs, according to a military investigati…
Wal-Mart pulls plug on smallest store format, shuts 269 stores
(Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday that it would pull the plug on its smallest store format, Walmart Express, and close 269 locations as it contends with higher costs in its home market of the United States and disappointing results oversea…
Baltimore jury was close to acquittal in police manslaughter trial: paper
(Reuters) – The Baltimore jury that heard the first police trial connected with the death of a black man while in custody was one vote short of acquitting the officer of involuntary manslaughter when a judge declared a mistrial, the Baltimore Sun repor…
Ex-CIA agent ordered to face rendition conviction in Italy: court papers
LISBON (Reuters) – A Portuguese court has decided to extradite an ex-CIA agent to Italy, where she has been convicted of involvement in the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric under the U.S. “extraordinary rendition” program, legal papers showed on Friday…
Michigan governor asks Obama for federal aid in Flint water crisis
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has asked President Barack Obama to declare both an emergency and an expedited major disaster in the county where the city of Flint has been dealing with the fallout from lead-contaminated drinking wate…
U.S. finds first case of deadly bird flu in poultry since June
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Indiana turkey flock has been infected with a deadly type of bird flu in the first new case of the disease in U.S. poultry since June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.
Chipotle to shut outlets next month for food safety meeting
(Reuters) – Popular burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc will close its restaurants for a few hours next month to hold a meeting on food safety with employees, company executives said.
Winners of $1.6 billion U.S. Powerball jackpot still officially unknown
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three ticket holders with a claim on a record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot were laying low on Thursday, their identities officially still a mystery even as lottery officials revealed the retailers in California, Florida and Te…
Sacramento man indicted for lying about assisting militant group
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – One of two Iraqi-born men arrested last week on federal terrorism-related charges was indicted by a federal grand jury in Sacramento on Thursday for lying about traveling to Syria and assisting a militant group.
U.S. Navy eyes more measures to end ‘scourge’ of sexual assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s top officer on Thursday announced additional measures aimed at reducing and eliminating sexual assaults in the service, calling such attacks a “scourge in our workforce.”
