Ebola nurse, Maine settle quarantine suit
BRUNSWICK Maine/WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The state of Maine and a nurse who had treated victims of the Ebola virus in West Africa reached a settlement deal on Monday, allowing her to travel freely in public but requiring her to monitor her health…
Dutch killer van der Sloot stabbed in prison, lawyer claims
LIMA (Reuters) – The lawyer of convicted killer Joran van der Sloot said on Monday that the Dutch citizen had been stabbed repeatedly in a Peruvian prison in recent days, but local penitentiary authorities deny the attacks took place.
U.S. top court leaves intact New York City pregnancy center rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact part of a controversial New York City law that forces crisis pregnancy centers to inform clients whether they have a licensed medical provider on staff.
Decades after NY molesting conviction, Friedman fights to clear name
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jesse Friedman, whose conviction as a teenage child molester was portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film “Capturing the Friedmans,” is not giving up his decades-long campaign to clear his name.
Rare early season storm brings record-setting snowfall to Maine
BRUNSWICK Maine (Reuters) – A rare early season snowstorm brought 50-miles-per-hour (80-kph) winds and record-breaking snowfall to parts of Maine overnight, leaving more than 140,000 homes and businesses without power on Monday.
Texas teen arrested for killing man with car in liquor dispute
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Texan has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man with a car after he refused to buy the youth alcohol, police in Abilene said on Monday.
Texas teen arrested for killing man with car in liquor dispute
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Texan has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man with a car after he refused to buy the youth alcohol, police in Abilene said on Monday.
Can American Indian reformers slow an oil boom?
NEW TOWN N.D. (Reuters) – A change in leadership at an American Indian reservation in North Dakota wouldn’t normally get a whole lot of attention. But come Tuesday, the oil industry will be watching this dusty area of the state as two reformers vie to …
U.S. top court does not act yet on Obamacare subsidies challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took no action on a closely watched case that challenges a key part of the Obamacare healthcare law and could limit the availability of federal health insurance subsidies for millions of Americans…
U.S. student debt burden falling more on top earners, easing bubble fears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Young Americans with big college debts are often portrayed as struggling to pay their bills. The reality is somewhat different – those owing super-sized student loans tend to be higher paid.
