U.S. appeals court lets Texas enforce abortion clinic rules
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that Texas could begin enforcing restrictions on abortion clinics that critics of the new rules say will force all but seven of the facilities in the state to shut down.
Driver charged with fatal hit-and-run of 101-year-old California man
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A driver accused of hitting and killing a 101-year-old Los Angeles-area man with his van then trying to flee the scene was charged on Thursday with vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run.
More than 800 flights canceled in Chicago due to weather, fire issues
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Incoming stormy weather and operational problems caused by a fire last week at a Chicago-area air traffic control facility forced the cancellation of more than 800 flights on Thursday at Chicago airports.
Four close to U.S. Ebola patient quarantined in Dallas apartment
DALLAS (Reuters) – Four people close to the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States were quarantined in a Dallas apartment where sheets and other items used by the man were sealed in plastic bags as health officials widened their search …
Settlements spared bankrupt Detroit costly litigation: manager
DETROIT (Reuters) – Without a series of settlements, Detroit would face years of costly litigation from creditors and others, with no guarantee that the city would win, Kevyn Orr, Detroit’s emergency manager, said on Thursday.
Grand jury to convene in 1975 disappearance of Maryland girls
(Reuters) – A grand jury in Virginia will begin hearing testimony on Friday on the disappearance of two young sisters last seen at a Maryland mall nearly 40 years ago, as fresh leads and a second person of interest raise hopes of solving the case.
Drones banned at New Mexico hot air balloon festival
(Reuters) – The organizers of the world’s largest hot air balloon festival said on Thursday the use of drone aircraft in the vicinity of the colorful event is banned for safety reasons.
Oklahoma prosecutors seeking death penalty in beheading case
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man accused of beheading a woman and attacking others at a food distribution warehouse in Moore, Oklahoma, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
U.S. heroin deaths double in link to prescription painkillers: CDC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The over-prescribing of painkillers is fuelling nearly 17,000 annual deaths from overdoses in the United States as well as a rise in heroin use, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thu…
U.S. commission approves Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial design
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal planning commission in Washington on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a design for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial by famed architect Frank Gehry, a project long criticized for its unconventional style and cost o…
