Hiker took cell phone photos of bear before fatal New Jersey mauling
(Reuters) – A hiker who was mauled to death by a black bear in September took photos of the lumbering animal just before the fatal attack in a heavily wooded area of northern New Jersey, police said Wednesday.
U.S. Ebola survivors say thankful for ‘second chance’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six of the nine Ebola patients treated in the United States in recent months met for the first time on Wednesday, saying their ordeals fighting the virus have not dampened their desire to help others and that they are grateful to…
Mac and Cheese beak-to-beak in contest for Obama turkey pardon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is set to announce Wednesday afternoon whether Mac or Cheese will be America’s top turkey, then both birds will travel to their new home: a farm in Virginia.
Texas man dies after crashing vehicle in parking lot stunt
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas man doing high-speed spins in his sports utility vehicle at a Dallas-area Wal-Mart parking lot died after his car crashed into a loading dock, trapping him inside, and caught fire, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg recovering after heart procedure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent a heart procedure at a Washington hospital on Wednesday after reporting discomfort following routine exercise, a court statement said.
U.S. government says 462,125 people signed up for 2015 Obamacare plans
(Reuters) – Open enrollment for the second year of Obamacare individual health coverage brought in 462,125 people who chose their health plans in its first week, nearly half of whom were first-time customers, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
Police arrest 44 in second, calmer night of Ferguson protests
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – Forty-four people were arrested during a second, calmer night of demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in August, police s…
U.S. judges overturn gay marriage bans in Arkansas, Mississippi
LITTLE ROCK, Ark./JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – U.S. district judges on Tuesday struck down as unconstitutional same-sex marriage bans in Arkansas and Mississippi, separately overturning measures that voters approved a decade ago in both socially conserva…
U.S. issues travel warning for Djibouti over terror threat
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The United States has issued a warning to travelers citing “specific threats from terrorism” aimed at Western and local interests in the east African nation of Djibouti.
Utah agrees to drop parts of disputed 2011 immigration law
(Reuters) – Utah has agreed to roll back key provisions of a 2011 state law allowing police to check the immigration status of anyone suspected of being undocumented, a civil liberties group said on Tuesday.
