States stand firm on Ebola quarantines despite White House pressure
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The governors of New York and New Jersey on Sunday stuck to new plans to quarantine health workers returning from countries with Ebola epidemics, despite pressure from the White House, but said people could stay at home while in is…
U.S. Marine to go on trial for killing Filipino, but charge unclear
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will put a U.S. Marine on trial for killing a transgender Filipino outside a former U.S. Navy base but prosecutors have yet to decide whether to charge him with murder or the lesser crime of homicide.
Ebola-quarantined U.S. nurse to sue in test of states’ policies
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey’s mandatory quarantine for certain travelers from Ebola-stricken West Africa will likely face its first legal test this week, after a lawyer for a quarantined nurse said she would file a federal lawsuit within days.
Washington state rampage baffles Native American community
MARYSVILLE Wash. (Reuters) – Members of a tight-knit Native American community in Washington state were struggling on Sunday to comprehend how a life-long friendship among cousins ended with one of them gunning down the other two, along with three frie…
New York governor spells out new rules on Ebola quarantine
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday spelled out the specifics of a new policy to quarantine some people returning from Ebola-stricken West Africa, saying the state wanted to protect public safety while encouraging medical work…
Eight firefighters injured in Los Angeles storage ‘death trap’
(Reuters) – Eight firefighters were injured battling a massive fire at a Los Angeles storage facility filled with combustibles like furniture, artwork, and vinyl records but with no sprinkler system, city and fire officials said on Sunday.
Eight firefighters injured in ‘death trap’ blaze at Los Angeles storage facility
(Reuters) – Eight firefighters were injured battling a massive fire at a Los Angeles storage facility filled with combustibles like furniture, artwork, and vinyl records but with no sprinkler system, city and fire officials said on Sunday.
White House questions new Ebola rules, nurse plans to sue
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has told states that have imposed mandatory quarantines for some travelers from Ebola-hit West Africa that the policy could impede the fight against the disease, while the first health worker isolated und…
White House says has concerns about New York, New Jersey Ebola quarantine orders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has voiced concern to the governors of New York and New Jersey about the potential impact of quarantine orders imposed on medical workers returning from West Africa who had contact with Ebola patients, a senior ad…
Nurse slams New Jersey order to quarantine her over Ebola concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A nurse held in quarantine under new Ebola rules imposed by three U.S. states sharply criticized the order that put her in isolation in New Jersey on Sunday, saying she was healthy and that politicians shouldn’t meddle in medical…
