California links 26 measles cases to Disneyland outbreak
(Reuters) – California has confirmed more cases of measles in people who visited Disneyland or its adjacent California Adventure park last month, health officials said on Monday, raising the number of infected people to 26.
To fight hackers, Obama wants companies to share threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce a renewed push for cybersecurity legislation after recent headline-grabbing hacks against companies like Sony Pictures and Home Depot.
U.S. shippers say West Coast ports near gridlock on stalled contract talks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Cargo traffic at several of the biggest U.S. West Coast ports has slowed to near gridlock, negotiators for shipping lines and terminal operators for 29 ports said on Monday as contract talks with the dockworkers’ union remain …
U.S. enlarges area in Southwest where rare wolves can roam
(Reuters) – Rare wolves in the American Southwest will be allowed more room to roam but some could be marked for death if they prey too heavily on elk and deer prized by hunters, under a rule issued by federal officials on Monday.
Colorado patient tests negative for Ebola: state health officials
DENVER (Reuters) – A patient being monitored at a Denver hospital after traveling to countries with a history of Ebola has tested negative for the disease, Colorado health officials said on Monday.
Georgia board declines to spare Vietnam veteran the death penalty
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Attorneys for a decorated Vietnam War veteran who is due to be executed for the killing of a sheriff’s deputy lost a bid on Monday to have a Georgia parole board spare his life, officials said.
New York Times says its reporter won’t be forced to testify in leak trial
(Reuters) – New York Times reporter James Risen will not be called to testify in a CIA leak case that has become a flashpoint of contention over press freedom, the newspaper reported on Monday.
Apparent Islamic State backers hack U.S. military Twitter feed
(Reuters) – The Twitter and YouTube accounts for the U.S. military command that oversees operations in the Middle East were hacked on Monday by people claiming to be sympathetic toward the Islamic State militant group being targeted in American bombing…
Oil tycoon’s ex-wife cashes $975 million check, wants more
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sue Ann Arnall, the ex-wife of Oklahoma oil magnate Harold Hamm, vowed on Monday to press on with an appeal of her divorce case, even after she cashed a $975 million check from him. ![]()
Cuba has freed all 53 prisoners as agreed in U.S. deal: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba has completed the release of all 53 prisoners it had promised to free, the Obama administration said on Monday, a major step toward détente with Washington.![]()




