Firefighter dies in Cincinnati apartment building fire
(Reuters) – A firefighter with three decades of service with Cincinnati’s fire department died on Thursday after falling five stories down an elevator shaft while fighting a multi-alarm apartment building blaze, officials said.
U.S. ad campaign points to dangers of dual cigarette/e-cig use
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is launching an ad campaign warning consumers against the dual use of e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes.
U.S. Ebola patient’s condition improved to serious: NIH
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. patient being treated for the Ebola virus at a National Institutes of Health facility in Maryland has improved to serious condition from critical, the NIH said on Thursday.
Detroit mom whose children were found in freezer to face murder charges
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Michigan magistrate judge set a bond of $1 million on Thursday for a mother of two children found dead in a freezer in a Detroit apartment, after a prosecutor said that murder charges will be filed.
Grandma Cissy prays for Bobbi Kristina but ‘not a great deal of hope’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cissy Houston, the grandmother of Bobbi Kristina Brown, who was found unresponsive in a bathtub in January, is praying for her recovery but she admitted there was little hope.
U.S. lawmaker to Homeland Security: ‘clean up’ Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. lawmaker on Thursday questioned Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson’s choice of a veteran agent to lead the U.S. Secret Service and said the agency that protects the American president needs to be cleaned up.
Maryland student leaves school after ‘hateful’ email to fraternity
(Reuters) – A Maryland college student has left school after officials discovered he sent his fraternity brothers e-mail correspondence that contained racist and sexist language, officials said on Thursday.The student, who has not been identified publi…
Indiana governor allows needle exchange to fight HIV outbreak
(Reuters) – Indiana’s governor on Thursday authorized the short-term use of a needle-exchange program recommended by federal health officials to combat a worrisome outbreak of HIV infections in a rural county tied to intravenous prescription drug abuse…
California plans public forums on marijuana legalization options
(Reuters) – California officials will hold forums starting next month across the most populous U.S. state to seek public input on proposals to legalize marijuana under a strict tax and regulatory system, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursda…
U.S. House committee advances ‘threat-sharing’ cybersecurity bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance a long-awaited bill that would make it easier for companies to share information about cybersecurity threats with the government wi…
