Bird flu found in wild birds in Washington state: USDA
(Reuters) – Two strains of avian influenza have been confirmed in wild birds in Washington state, near the U.S. border with Canada, but there is no immediate cause for public health concerns, U.S. agriculture officials said on Wednesday.
Jefferies banker Sage Kelly resigns amid divorce drama: source
(Reuters) – Jefferies Group LLC’s banker Sage Kelly, whose messy divorce battle became tabloid fodder in October, resigned to spend time with family, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Texas ex-justice of the peace sentenced to death for revenge murder
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas jury on Wednesday sentenced to death a former justice of the peace convicted of murdering a suburban Dallas prosecutor’s wife in a revenge plot, with the judge saying he acted like some of the most notorious killers in recent…
Stephen Collins admits sexual contact with young girls: People magazine
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Actor Stephen Collins, who played the family pastor in the television series “7th Heaven,” has admitted to having inappropriate sexual contact with three underage girls decades ago, People magazine reported on Wednesday.
Sentencing reform clouds California’s inmate firefighting corps
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Battling one of California’s first major wildfires of the year, Kevin Black suddenly realized the only way to keep from being engulfed by flames roaring up a hillside toward his team was to finish the buffer line they were hacki…
Tennessee police looking for Christmas tree thief
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Police in suburban Nashville are looking for a Scrooge who sawed off a live Christmas tree loaded with decorations in a suspected holiday season theft.
Senate confirms new chief of U.S. auto safety agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate confirmed Mark Rosekind to lead the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has come under criticism this year for not responding more quickly to evidence of potentially deadly vehicle defects.
Court-appointed panel to monitor Los Angeles county jails
(Reuters) – A court-appointed panel will begin to oversee the Los Angeles County jail system, the American Civil Liberties Union said on Tuesday, as part of a settlement to a 2012 class-action lawsuit that alleged sheriff’s deputies beat inmates.
Obama signs $1.1 trillion government spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by Congress last week that lifted the threat of a government shutdown.
New York premiere of North Korea comedy canceled after threats
BOSTON (Reuters) – The New York premiere of “The Interview”, a Sony Pictures comedy about the assassination of North Korean President Kim Jong-Un, has been canceled and a source said one theater chain had scrapped plans to show it, after threats from a…
