New York tests doctor who was in West Africa for Ebola
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A physician with Doctors without Borders who returned from West Africa recently and developed potential symptoms was being tested for Ebola at a New York City hospital, health officials said on Thursday, setting off fresh fears abo…
Pennsylvania high school’s football season canceled over hazing
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A school district in suburban Philadelphia canceled a high school football team’s season and suspended its coaching staff after investigating reports of hazing.
Trial starts for Pittsburgh professor accused of poisoning wife
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The trial of a Pittsburgh professor charged with poisoning his physician wife began on Thursday with a prosecutor saying the suspect had been one phone call away from “the perfect murder.”
University of Oregon urged to scale back fraternities, sororities
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A task force formed in response to sexual violence at the University of Oregon is urging the school’s leaders to suspend plans to expand the number of sororities and fraternities, citing their outsized involvement in these ass…
Navajo high court delays election for leader, orders new ballots
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The Navajo Nation’s highest court on Thursday ordered that a November vote to pick the Native American tribe’s top official be postponed and ballots reprinted after a finalist was disqualified for refusing to prove his fluency in th…
U.S. weighs passport, border changes in wake of Ottawa attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials are debating whether to tighten controls on the border with Canada and make it easier to revoke the passports of suspected militants, steps that could gain traction following two attacks in Canada this week.
Six in quarantine in Connecticut as U.S. steps up Ebola checks
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – Connecticut placed six West Africans who recently arrived in the United States under quarantine for possible Ebola exposure, a move that comes as the United States starts new restrictions on those coming from the countries…
Californians favor $7.5 billion water bond to fight drought: poll
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Most Californians favor a ballot initiative authorizing spending $7.5 billion on projects to shore up the drought-parched state’s water supply, including a new reservoir and underground storage projects, a poll shows.
Former Louisiana mayor arrested on child porn possession charges
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The former mayor of a small Louisiana city was arrested on Thursday and charged with 40 counts of possessing child pornography, prosecutors said.
Michigan girl, 15, charged with conspiring to kill her family
(Reuters) – A 15-year old Michigan girl was arraigned on Thursday on charges that she stabbed her younger brother and plotted to kill the rest of her family in their home while her boyfriend texted her instructions from outside, prosecutors said.
