U.S. to screen travelers arriving from Ebola-stricken countries: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Travelers arriving in the United Stated from Ebola-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea will face mandatory screening measures for the deadly virus as soon as this weekend, according to a media report on Wednesday.
Fayetteville: A Military Town’s Second Thoughts
FAYETTEVILLE, NC, Oct 8 (Reuters) – After 13 years of war, life outside the gates of the United States’ largest military base has settled into a familiar ebb and flow.
Plans to move Washington’s popular Spy Museum collapse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Plans to move the International Spy Museum, one of Washington’s most popular tourist draws, into a historic library have fallen through, organizers said.
Veteran Alaska radio host shot dead, foster son arrested
(Reuters) – A longtime Anchorage public radio host was found shot dead in his home and his teenage foster son was suspected of killing him out of anger after being punished for synthetic drug use, Anchorage police said on Wednesday.
Video game win cited at trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber’s friend
BOSTON (Reuters) – A man who says he was too high to remember the removal of a backpack from the college dorm room of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect was alert enough to win a video game that same night, a key prosecution witness testified on Wedne…
Firefighter killed in Connecticut house blaze
BRIDGEPORT Conn. (Reuters) – A firefighter was killed while putting out a fire overnight at a house in Hartford, Connecticut, officials said on Wednesday, the first firefighter in the state’s capital to be killed on the job in 40 years.
Dead bear cub in NYC’s Central Park likely struck by vehicle
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bear cub found dead in the bushes of New York City’s Central Park this week was likely struck and killed by a vehicle, state wildlife officials said on Wednesday.
Gay marriage bans fall in Idaho, Nevada after high court decision
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Legal momentum for extending U.S. marriage rights to same-sex couples accelerated on Tuesday as a federal appeals court struck down bans on gay matrimony in Idaho and Nevada a day after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand similar…
Wyoming resort town struggles to lessen threat of slow-moving landslide
(Reuters) – Efforts by an upscale Wyoming town to stabilize a hillside whose slow collapse is threatening homes and businesses has been hampered by lack of access to private property where the landslide destroyed a house, a city manager said on Tuesday…
Dallas Ebola patient on ventilator and receiving kidney dialysis
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Ebola patient fighting for his life in a Dallas hospital is on a ventilator and a kidney dialysis machine to help stabilize his health, the hospital said on Tuesday.
