Seattle student arrested for bringing explosive device to school: police
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Seattle high school that shares a building with a children’s museum in a popular tourist area was evacuated and a 16-year-old student arrested on Monday after he was discovered on campus with an explosive device, Seattle police sa…
Coast Guard rescues eight Cuban migrants off Miami, 5 missing
MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday said it was searching for up to five Cubans migrants after pulling eight others from the waters off Miami.
U.S. pastor who led son’s same-sex marriage can keep ordination: council
(Reuters) – A U.S. pastor who was defrocked after officiating his son’s same-sex wedding ceremony, and later reinstated, can keep his ordination, a Methodist judicial council has ruled.
Florida hazing trial begins in college marching band death
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Three years after the beating death of a Florida college band member brought national attention to its hazing rituals, the alleged ringleader of the abuse went on trial on Monday for manslaughter.
States stand firm on Ebola quarantines despite White House pressure
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The governors of New York and New Jersey on Sunday stuck to new plans to quarantine health workers returning from countries with Ebola epidemics, despite pressure from the White House, but said people could stay at home while in is…
U.S. Marine to go on trial for killing Filipino, but charge unclear
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will put a U.S. Marine on trial for killing a transgender Filipino outside a former U.S. Navy base but prosecutors have yet to decide whether to charge him with murder or the lesser crime of homicide.
Ebola-quarantined U.S. nurse to sue in test of states’ policies
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey’s mandatory quarantine for certain travelers from Ebola-stricken West Africa will likely face its first legal test this week, after a lawyer for a quarantined nurse said she would file a federal lawsuit within days.
Washington state rampage baffles Native American community
MARYSVILLE Wash. (Reuters) – Members of a tight-knit Native American community in Washington state were struggling on Sunday to comprehend how a life-long friendship among cousins ended with one of them gunning down the other two, along with three frie…
New York governor spells out new rules on Ebola quarantine
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday spelled out the specifics of a new policy to quarantine some people returning from Ebola-stricken West Africa, saying the state wanted to protect public safety while encouraging medical work…
Eight firefighters injured in Los Angeles storage ‘death trap’
(Reuters) – Eight firefighters were injured battling a massive fire at a Los Angeles storage facility filled with combustibles like furniture, artwork, and vinyl records but with no sprinkler system, city and fire officials said on Sunday.
