Ebola victim’s Texas fiance expresses gratitude, sorrow
(Reuters) – The fiancée of Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian who died of Ebola in Dallas earlier this month, said on Sunday she was grateful to be leaving quarantine without any signs of the disease that killed the man she was to marry, but saddened by the toll the virus has taken.
U.S. to issue new Ebola care guidelines, watch lists to shrink
GALVESTON Texas (Reuters) – The United States will issue strict new guidelines telling American health workers to cover their skin and hair when dealing with Ebola patients, a top health official said on Sunday, while some of the dozens of people being…
Hurricane Ana stays well south of Hawaii
(Reuters) – Hurricane Ana stayed on a slow course south of Hawaii on Sunday, well off shore but spinning off threats of heavy rains, strong winds and high surf to the Pacific archipelago, the National Weather Service said.
U.S. Marines tap female executives for advice on growing women in ranks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Last spring, U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos did not even know who Sheryl Sandberg was.
‘Water cops’ seek sprinkler scofflaws in drought-parched California
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – It was still dark on Kokomo Drive in Sacramento’s Natomas district as Paul Brown edged his city-issued Honda Civic past a row of beige stucco houses with tiny front lawns, looking for water wasters.
Dozens hurt in riots near New Hampshire pumpkin festival
(Reuters) – More than two dozen people were treated at a New Hampshire hospital for injuries resulting from rioting that erupted near the site of an annual pumpkin festival in Keene, a hospital official said on Sunday.
Five coaches suspended at NJ school in hazing scandal: report
(Reuters) – A New Jersey high school embroiled in a hazing case that has led to sexual abuse charges has suspended five football coaches, local media reported on Sunday.
New York toddler beaten to death, mother’s boyfriend in custody
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 20-year-old New York City man was in police custody on Sunday in connection with the fatal beating of his girlfriend’s toddler daughter at a city homeless shelter, police said.
Dallas officials urge calm in city on edge over Ebola
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas officials are still working to contain the public’s fear of Ebola even as dozens of people who may have had contact with a Liberian man who died from the virus are soon expected to be released from a 21-day monitoring period.
Texas lab worker tests negative for Ebola after cruise in isolation
GALVESTON Texas (Reuters) – A Dallas hospital lab worker who spent much of a cruise holiday in isolation after possible exposure to Ebola, has tested negative for the disease, Carnival Cruise Lines said on Sunday.
