Texas health worker becomes first person to contract Ebola in U.S.
DALLAS Texas (Reuters) – A Texas health worker has contracted Ebola after treating a Liberian who died of the disease in Dallas last week, raising concern about how U.S. medical guidelines aimed at stopping the spread of the disease were breached.
Conjoined twin Texas babies to take first step to separation surgery
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Conjoined 6-month-old twin girls will begin to undergo tissue expansion this month to stretch skin that will be used to cover patches of their bodies when they are separated in a surgery planned for December.
California police field reports of creepy clowns
(Reuters) – Reports of creepy clowns carrying knives and other weapons have been scaring people in the California city of Bakersfield for the past week, police said on Sunday.
St. Louis area police arrest at least 17 during weekend of protests
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Riot-gear clad police arrested at least 17 people on Sunday after they refused orders to disperse from a spontaneous sit-in outside a convenience store in St. Louis during a weekend of otherwise peaceful protests against police…
Wyoming man accused of stealing train in work dispute
(Reuters) – A Wyoming rail worker could face felony charges for protesting working conditions by stealing a train and taking it on a 13-mile joy ride before crashing it into another locomotive, local media and law enforcement said Sunday.
One killed, two hurt when train hits them on California trestle
(Reuters) – One woman was killed and two other people were badly hurt when they were struck by a train while taking photographs of the sunset from a California railroad trestle, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department said on Sunday.
Seventh New Jersey high school student surrenders in sex abuse case
(Reuters) – A seventh New Jersey high school student has turned himself into authorities to face charges of sex abuse stemming from a hazing scandal that led to the cancellation of the remainder of the school’s football season, authorities said Sunday….
Obama calls for action to ensure U.S. medical system can handle Ebola
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wants federal authorities to take additional steps to ensure the American medical system is prepared to follow correct protocols in dealing with Ebola following news of an apparent breach in Dallas, the Whi…
One dead, two injured in Maine Halloween hayride accident
(Reuters) – A teenager was killed and two people remain in serious condition on Sunday after a Jeep towing a hay wagon packed with people lost control and careened down a hill, local authorities said.
Obama hangs tough on migrant detention despite slowing influx
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The surge in child migration from Central America is receding but the United States is aggressively pushing ahead with plans to expand detentions, a little-publicized part of a broader campaign to deter illegal migrants.
