U.S. tightens Ebola monitoring for West African visitors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States imposed new constraints on Wednesday on people entering the country from three nations at the center of West Africa’s Ebola epidemic, mandating that they report their temperature daily and stay in touch with healt…
Man pleads guilty to killing Montana teacher in cocaine frenzy
(Reuters) – A Colorado man accused of killing a Montana teacher during a cocaine-fueled frenzy pleaded guilty to murder on Wednesday as part of a deal in which prosecutors will dismiss a kidnapping charge in the case, court documents showed.
Family of Dallas nurse Vinson says she no longer showing Ebola
(Reuters) – The family of Amber Vinson, one of two Dallas nurses infected with Ebola, said on Wednesday that tests by medical officials were no longer able to detect the virus in her body.
Critics of Dow herbicide ingredient sue U.S. EPA over approval
(Reuters) – A coalition of U.S. farmer and environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to overturn regulatory approval granted last week for a herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences.
Probe: Athletes took fake classes at University of North Carolina
RALEIGH N.C. (Reuters) – More than 3,000 students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received credit for fake classes over an 18-year period as part of a program that allowed many of them to remain eligible to play sports, according to …
No verdict after second day deliberations over accused Boston bomber friend
BOSTON (Reuters) – A jury deliberated for a second day on Wednesday over whether a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect was too high on marijuana to have intentionally lied to investigators about his role in the aftermath of the 2013 attack.
Navajo court removes presidential candidate over language dispute
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The Navajo Nation Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a tribal presidential hopeful to remain on the Nov. 4 ballot after he was disqualified for refusing to prove his fluency in the Navajo language, court documents showed on Wed…
Lockheed Martin challenges contract to Raytheon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp on Wednesday said it had filed a formal protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) challenging the Air Force’s decision to pick Raytheon Co to develop a new long-range radar.
U.S. jury convicts ex-Blackwater guards in 2007 Baghdad killings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal jury found three American former Blackwater guards guilty of manslaughter and weapons charges on Wednesday and a fourth of murder in connection with the 2007 killing of 14 unarmed Iraqis at a Baghdad traffic circle…
NYC subway breaks record with more than 6 million daily rides
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More people rode the New York City subway than ever in September, with the number of trips exceeding a record-breaking 6 million on five separate days over the month, transit officials said on Wednesday.
