Seven in Ohio confirm contact with nurse Ebola patient, in quarantine
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Seven people who had confirmed contact with the second Texas nurse diagnosed with Ebola during her visit to Ohio over the weekend are in voluntary quarantine and have not shown symptoms of the virus, county public health officials…
New York metal shop owner gets prison for copying Jasper Johns art
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York metal shop owner was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Thursday for trying to pass off a sculpture he made as a Jasper Johns creation, as well as other inauthentic artwork.
Community college in Los Angeles evacuated over threat
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A community college in Los Angeles was evacuated on Thursday and students were told to avoid the campus due to a threat made on social media that someone would show up with a gun, a message on the college’s Facebook page said.
Hurricane Gonzalo regains strength on way to Bermuda
HAMILTON Bermuda (Reuters) – Hurricane Gonzalo regained strength on Thursday, again reaching Category 4 as it swirled towards Bermuda, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, prompting residents of the island to prepare for the second major storm in a…
Most New York rentals on Airbnb illegal, attorney general says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly three-quarters of the New York City listings of private homes for rent on Airbnb, a popular online marketplace, violate state zoning and sublet laws, the state’s attorney general said on Thursday.
U.S. FBI director warns that new phone encryption could thwart probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. FBI Director James Comey on Thursday made his strongest comments yet about encryption features built into new cell phones by Google Inc and Apple Inc, warning they could hurt law enforcement efforts to crack homicide and chi…
Former Governor Dukakis testifies in trial tied to Boston bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis testified on behalf of a friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber charged with lying to investigators on Thursday, saying he had known the defendant from a young age.
Americans say avoiding international air travel over Ebola outbreak: Reuters/Ipsos poll
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Nearly half of Americans are so concerned about the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa and infected two U.S. nurses who treated a Liberian Ebola victim in Texas that they are avoiding internatio…
U.S. transportation security chief to retire: Homeland Security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration will retire after four and a half years leading the 60,000-employee agency, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday.
U.S. health official allowed new Ebola patient on plane with slight fever
DALLAS (Reuters) – A second Texas nurse who has contracted Ebola told a U.S. health official she had a slight fever and was allowed to board a plane from Ohio to Texas, a federal source said on Wednesday, intensifying concerns about the U.S. response t…
