Slain U.S. civil rights workers among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three civil rights workers slain in Mississippi in 1964 will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, joining actress Meryl Streep and singer Stevie Wonder among the 19 recipients of America’s highest civilian honor this yea…
New video shows fight to beat blaze that killed 19 firefighters
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Newly released video chronicling the battle against an Arizona blaze that killed 19 elite firefighters in June 2013 has detailed the moments the bodies were discovered already dead after a massive wall of flames swept over them.
Anadarko’s $5.15 billion cleanup deal approved by U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Anadarko Petroleum Corp’s agreement to pay $5.15 billion to clean up nuclear fuel and other pollution received approval from a federal judge on Monday, the final hurdle for the settlement touted by the U.S. Department of Justice as…
Norovirus blamed for illness outbreak at upscale California hotel
(Reuters) – California health authorities have determined that the highly contagious Norovirus was responsible for sickening 60 people who attended an NAACP conference last month at an upscale Bay Area hotel, sending about a dozen to the hospital, officials said on Monday. 
Wyoming firefighter dies in freak hunting accident
(Reuters) – A Wyoming firefighter died after a freak hunting accident in which he was shot in both legs by a single round from a powerful rifle that discharged when it accidentally struck the ground, authorities said Monday.
Continental Resources CEO ordered to pay $995 million in divorce
(Reuters) – Continental Resources Chief Executive Officer Harold Hamm has been ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to his ex-wife in one of the largest-ever U.S. divorce judgments, according to a court filing on Monday.
New York City police to stop arresting for low-level marijuana possession
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police will begin issuing a summons rather than making a misdemeanor arrest for most people caught carrying small amounts of marijuana, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said on Monday.
Clinic that treated Joan Rivers cited for multiple failings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York outpatient clinic where the late Joan Rivers suffered cardiac arrest did not follow all the standard protocols during the throat procedures it conducted on the comedian, according to a government agency report released…
Florida ‘race war’ planner sentenced to six months
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man accused of training members of a white supremacist group for a “race war” at a heavily fortified compound near Orlando and Walt Disney World was sentenced on Monday to six months in jail, according to court record…
New York doctor infected with Ebola to be released from hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York doctor who was diagnosed with Ebola after working with patients in West Africa will be released on Tuesday from a hospital where he has been treated for the disease, the hospital said.
