Chicago high school evacuated, nine taken to hospital after gas leak
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago high school was evacuated on Wednesday due to a natural gas leak and nine students were taken to local hospitals as a precautionary measure, all in good condition, police said.
Halloween season rides a shriek-filled draw for theme parks
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Chainsaw-wielding ghouls draw screaming crowds so large to Universal Orlando’s “Halloween Horror Nights” that traffic snarls around the Florida theme park on fall evenings, just another nightmare in the industry’s soaring thril…
Purdue University shooter found dead in Indiana prison
(Reuters) – A former Purdue University student who admitted killing a fellow student on campus in January has been found dead in prison of an apparent suicide, a state prison official said on Wednesday.
Suspected Indiana serial killer pleads not guilty to two murders
CROWN POINT Ind. (Reuters) – Suspected Indiana serial killer Darren Vann pleaded not guilty at a court hearing on Wednesday to the murders of two women.
U.S. Coast Guard rescues 33 Cuban migrants off Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 33 Cuban migrants from an overloaded boat taking on water off the southeast Florida coast on Wednesday, two days after 11 Cubans were pulled from the waters off the coast of Miami, officials said.
Quarantine-like monitoring approved for U.S. troops on Ebola mission
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday approved a strict, 21-day quarantine-like monitoring period for all U.S. troops returning from the Ebola relief mission in West Africa, the Pentagon said.
Serial rape suspect arrested after river crash in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man accused of kidnapping and raping women across several states has been arrested in upstate New York after driving his truck into a river during a police chase, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
As debate rages, GMO labeling votes loom in Oregon, Colorado
(Reuters) – With less than a week before voters in two U.S. states weigh measures to require labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients, labeling supporters were hoping for victory but planning for defeat.
U.S. nurse fights Maine quarantine over Ebola fears
Kaci Hickox, a U.S. nurse who has tested negative for Ebola after returning from West Africa, on Wednesday said she would challenge Maine’s restrictions and did not plan to follow guidelines to quarantine herself until Nov. 10.
New York woman beheaded by man who then jumped in front of train: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man in his 30s beheaded a woman in her 60s on New York’s Long Island and then jumped in front of a moving commuter train in an apparent murder-suicide, media reported on Wednesday.
