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…
White House shifts into crisis mode on Ebola response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising public anxiety about the Ebola virus has forced the White House to shift into crisis mode and cancel two days of planned political events as President Barack Obama strives to show he has control over stopping the spread of…
Los Angeles school district head expected to step down: LA Times
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles schools superintendent is expected to resign after reaching a departure agreement with the school board, the Los Angeles Times reported, after problems dogged the rollout of a landmark program to provide iPads to…
Extreme measures: U.S. hospitals take on Ebola, but at what risk?
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The infection of two U.S. healthcare workers who cared for a dying Ebola patient in Dallas is challenging assumptions about how to protect Western medical workers who perform advanced, life-saving procedures that may increase their …
Second sanity exam of accused Colorado cinema gunman completed
DENVER (Reuters) – The sealed results of a second sanity examination of accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes, which could determine if the long-delayed trial will begin this year, were submitted on Wednesday, a court document shows.
Health officials probing death of Arizona boy for possible enterovirus
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Health officials are investigating whether a potent virus that has infected hundreds of children nationwide killed a six-year-old boy in Arizona, officials said on Wednesday, adding that it would take more than a week to get an answ…
U.S. Senator’s son among four charged in Arizona dog deaths
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The owners of a suburban Phoenix dog-boarding kennel and two caretakers, one of them the son of U.S. Senator Jeff Flake, were indicted on animal cruelty charges on Wednesday after the deaths of 21 dogs at the facility in June, count…
Appeals court temporarily blocks gay marriage in Alaska
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday put gay marriage temporarily on hold in Alaska so the state can appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over a judge’s decision overturning its ban on same-sex matrimony.
Court orders American Indian casino in California to stay closed after standoff
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A federal court on Wednesday ordered an American Indian casino in California to remain closed over public safety concerns tied to an armed standoff that occurred last week between two tribal factions at the establishment, offici…
Florida governors debate marred by trivial live TV squabble over fan
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida’s Republican Governor Rick Scott and his Democratic challenger Charlie Crist don’t agree on much, not even a podium cooling fan that delayed the start of the second televised debates between the two candidates on Wednesday eve…
