Eight firefighters injured in ‘death trap’ blaze at Los Angeles storage facility
(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.
White House questions new Ebola rules, nurse plans to sue
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has told states that have imposed mandatory quarantines for some travelers from Ebola-hit West Africa that the policy could impede the fight against the disease, while the first health worker isolated und…
White House says has concerns about New York, New Jersey Ebola quarantine orders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has voiced concern to the governors of New York and New Jersey about the potential impact of quarantine orders imposed on medical workers returning from West Africa who had contact with Ebola patients, a senior ad…
Nurse slams New Jersey order to quarantine her over Ebola concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A nurse held in quarantine under new Ebola rules imposed by three U.S. states sharply criticized the order that put her in isolation in New Jersey on Sunday, saying she was healthy and that politicians shouldn’t meddle in medical…
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…
Florida to monitor health of travelers from Ebola-hit countries
(Reuters) – Florida will require 21-day health monitoring of people returning to the state from Ebola-affected countries in Africa, Governor Rick Scott said, even though the state has no airports authorized to receive travelers from the three nations.
Waiting on Jeb: Will another Bush run for the White House in 2016?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Jeb Bush’s flirtation with a possible run for the White House in 2016 has been so low key that some in his party aren’t convinced he’s prepared to take on the challenge.
U.S. nurse quarantined over Ebola calls treatment ‘frenzy of disorganization’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Illinois joined New York and New Jersey in imposing mandatory quarantines for people arriving with a risk of having contracted Ebola in West Africa, but the first person isolated under the new rules, a nurse returning from Sierra L…
Suspect in two California deputy deaths charged with murder, carjacking
(Reuters) – A Utah man was charged with carrying out a crime spree in Sacramento that killed two California sheriff’s deputies and wounded a third, law enforcement officials said on Saturday.
Dalai Lama visits Alabama church at center of civil rights movement
BIRMINGHAM Ala. (Reuters) – The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, visited one of America’s sacred sanctuaries on Saturday, touring the church where four African-American girls were killed in a 1963 bombing that galvanized the civil rights movement.