New York City public schools to close on Muslim holidays
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will add two Muslim holidays to its public school calendars, making it the largest school district in the United States to do so, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday.
Key U.S. senator: No committee vote set on Iran bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday that no committee vote had yet been scheduled on a bill that would require President Barack Obama to submit any final Iran nuclear agreement for approv…
Vietnamese man pleads not guilty in U.S. court to aiding Yemen militants
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Vietnamese man charged with helping al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen pleaded not guilty in U.S. court on Wednesday to charges that include supporting the group’s online propaganda efforts.
Texas hospital disputes some claims made in nurse’s Ebola lawsuit
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas hospital group on Wednesday said it disputes some claims made by nurse Nina Pham, the first person infected with Ebola in the United States who this week sued it for failing to prevent her from contracting the virus and then …
Georgia police officer killed in shootout
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia police officer was killed in a shootout with a suspect in suburban Atlanta early on Wednesday, authorities said.
Doctors, patients scramble ahead of high court Obamacare decision
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the U.S. Supreme Court takes on a make-or-break Obamacare case this week, a growing number of U.S. patients and their doctors are already devising a Plan B in case they lose medical coverage.
Monkeys infected after deadly bacteria escapes at Louisiana lab: USA Today
(Reuters) – A deadly bacteria being analyzed at a high-security primate research lab in Louisiana escaped and infected four monkeys on the site, and raised concerns about whether there was any public health risk, USA Today reported.
Winter storm to bring snow, ice to East
(Reuters) – A large winter storm could dump up to a foot of snow on parts of the eastern United States on Wednesday and into Thursday, weather officials said, as a relentless winter continues its onslaught on the region.
Alabama high court orders halt to same-sex marriage licenses
(Reuters) – The Alabama Supreme Court ordered probate judges on Tuesday to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in apparent defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court, underscoring the depth of opposition to gay matrimony in the socially conserva…
Las Vegas hospital accidentally sends miscarried fetuses to laundry
(Reuters) – A Las Vegas hospital accidentally sent twin miscarried fetuses wrapped in linen to a commercial laundry facility on Tuesday, officials said.
