Firefighter killed in Connecticut house blaze
BRIDGEPORT Conn. (Reuters) – A firefighter was killed while putting out a fire overnight at a house in Hartford, Connecticut, officials said on Wednesday, the first firefighter in the state’s capital to be killed on the job in 40 years.
Dead bear cub in NYC’s Central Park likely struck by vehicle
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bear cub found dead in the bushes of New York City’s Central Park this week was likely struck and killed by a vehicle, state wildlife officials said on Wednesday.
Gay marriage bans fall in Idaho, Nevada after high court decision
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Legal momentum for extending U.S. marriage rights to same-sex couples accelerated on Tuesday as a federal appeals court struck down bans on gay matrimony in Idaho and Nevada a day after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand similar…
Wyoming resort town struggles to lessen threat of slow-moving landslide
(Reuters) – Efforts by an upscale Wyoming town to stabilize a hillside whose slow collapse is threatening homes and businesses has been hampered by lack of access to private property where the landslide destroyed a house, a city manager said on Tuesday…
Dallas Ebola patient on ventilator and receiving kidney dialysis
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Ebola patient fighting for his life in a Dallas hospital is on a ventilator and a kidney dialysis machine to help stabilize his health, the hospital said on Tuesday.
Vikings star Peterson to appear in court on child abuse charge
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Suspended Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is expected to plead not guilty on Wednesday in a Texas court to a felony charge that he injured his son while disciplining him with a thin tree branch in May.
Mother, boyfriend face murder charge after son’s alcohol-related death
(Reuters) – A Vermont mother and her boyfriend were arrested and face murder charges for filling her disabled, 13-year-old son’s IV bag with alcohol, police said.
Son of slain California mayor says mother was ‘defending herself’
(Reuters) – The son of a slain Los Angeles-area mayor told police that his mother was acting in self defense when she shot his father, according to 911 tape released on Tuesday.
U.S. medical workers get crash course on treating Ebola on frontlines
ANNISTON Ala. (Reuters) – Dr. Kwan Kew Lai’s family and colleagues in Boston fear for the safety of the infectious disease physician when she travels to Liberia later this month to treat Ebola patients.
U.S. court to hear appeal over keeping U.S. demands for telecom records secret
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court is set to hear arguments on Wednesday on whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation can force Internet and telecommunications firms to turn over customer records without revealing the government’s demands…
