Exclusive: U.S. nears solution for safe disposal of Ebola waste
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The United States is days away from settling the critical question of how hospitals should handle and dispose of medical waste from Ebola patients, a government official said on Wednesday.
Teen arrested over string of Washington state arson fires
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A teenager who said he was unhappy with his family’s recent move to Washington state was charged Wednesday with setting nearly two dozen fires in vacant homes and parched grassland outside Spokane over the past three weeks, fire off…
Hawaii lava flow stalls but expected to restart
(Reuters) – A stream of volcanic lava menacing communities on the Big Island of Hawaii has stalled in its tracks after creeping toward populated areas for weeks but is expected to begin moving again fairly soon, scientists and local officials said on W…
Ten percent of female University of Oregon students raped: survey
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – About 10 percent of female University of Oregon students surveyed have been raped while attending the school and the vast majority of those sexual assault cases were never reported to campus officials, school researchers found…
Judge to make final ruling on Stockton bankruptcy late October
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The judge presiding over the Stockton, California, bankruptcy case said on Wednesday that he will wait until late October to make a final ruling over whether the city can exit bankruptcy.
U.S. delays plans to replace Healthcare.gov site host: WSJ
(Reuters) – The U.S. government has shelved plans to move the HealthCare.gov insurance website to a new host, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Judge rules loss could be imposed on Calpers in Stockton bankruptcy
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The U.S. bankruptcy judge overseeing Stockton, California’s municipal bankruptcy trial on Wednesday ruled that the state’s public employee retirement system, known as Calpers, could be forced to absorb losses along with ot…
Six charged with bribery in grant U.S. National Guard contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six people have been charged in a bribery scheme to grant National Guard contracts improperly, prosecutors said on Wednesday, and three of them have pleaded guilty in federal court in Virginia.
Secret Service director resigns under fire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned under fire on Wednesday after a series of security lapses came to light that exposed gaping holes in the protective cocoon around President Barack Obama.
Dallas Ebola patient vomited outside apartment on way to hospital
DALLAS (Reuters) – Two days after he was sent home from a Dallas hospital, the man who is the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was seen vomiting on the ground outside an apartment complex as he was bundled into an ambulance….
