Oregon woman visits Grand Canyon ahead of planned assisted suicide
(Reuters) – A 29-year-old Oregon woman with terminal brain cancer has ticked off the Grand Canyon from her bucket list and said in a video released this week that she might end her life through assisted suicide in a couple of days.
Watchdog faults U.S. grenade-trafficking probe tied to Fast and Furious
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Units of the U.S. Department of Justice “seriously” botched an investigation into a suspected trafficker of grenade parts and failed to adequately consider the public safety risk posed by letting the suspect walk free, a watchdog…
U.S. education department gets stricter with for-profit colleges
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education will introduce new regulations next year in its latest attempt to improve the job prospects of those graduating from for-profit colleges and universities.
Insurers have big plans for 2015 Obamacare enrollment
(Reuters) – U.S. insurers planning to sell 2015 Obamacare health plans expect at least 20 percent growth in customers and in some states anticipate more than doubling sign-ups.
U.S. lawsuit vs Hartford police who fatally shot dog is revived
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit against Hartford, Connecticut, and two police officers over the fatal shooting of a family dog, near a 12-year-old girl, after the officers entered a property without a warrant to search fo…
Chicago high school evacuated, nine taken to hospital
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago high school was evacuated on Wednesday due to a suspicious odor that was investigated as a possible natural gas leak and nine students were taken to local hospitals as a precautionary measure, all in good condition, police…
Two brothers arrested in North Carolina courthouse shooting
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – Two brothers were in police custody on Thursday in connection with a shooting outside a North Carolina courthouse that critically wounded two people, police said.
Maine nurse defies state Ebola quarantine, leaves home
(Reuters) – A nurse in Maine vowing not to be bullied by politicians and threatening to sue the state over an Ebola quarantine she calls unscientifically sound, defied the order and left her home for a bike ride on Thursday, according to television ima…
Hawaii lava crosses residential property, threatens more homes
PAHOA Hawaii (Reuters) – A slow-moving river of molten lava from an erupting volcano crept over residential and farm property on Hawaii’s Big Island on Wednesday after incinerating an outbuilding as it threatened dozens of homes at the edge of a former…
School projects onboard exploded Virginia rocket destroyed
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Over a dozen school projects were onboard the U.S. supply rocket that exploded shortly after liftoff from a Virginia launch pad, but a group of California students will have another shot at getting their project – containing l…
