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…
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 …
