U.S. car safety regulators face review over safety lapses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Transportation Department will conduct an internal review of U.S. auto safety regulators in response to a series of safety lapses, including this week’s reports of defective air bags, a senior administration official said on …
Governor Cuomo did not tell NYC about new Ebola airport rules: mayor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo did not inform New York City officials before announcing mandatory quarantines for some people arriving at airports around the city from Ebola-affected countries, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Saturday…
Illinois orders mandatory Ebola quarantine for high-risk travelers
(Reuters) – Illinois has ordered mandatory 21-day quarantines for all “high-risk” people who have had direct contact with Ebola patients while in Liberia, Guinea or Sierra Leone, the three West African nations most affected by the outbreak.
U.S. recognizes gay marriages in six more states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Saturday the U.S. government will recognize same-sex marriages in six more states, bringing to 32 the number of states where couples in gay unions qualify for federal benefits.
Medical worker quarantined in New Jersey under new Ebola safeguards
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A medical worker quarantined in New Jersey on her return from treating Ebola victims in West Africa was being evaluated in a hospital isolation ward on Saturday after new contagion-control safeguards were imposed for America’s bigg…
Maker of U.S. highway guardrails stops shipments over safety concerns
(Reuters) – Railcar maker Trinity Industries Inc said on Friday that it would stop shipping a highway guardrail system, after the U.S. government demanded earlier in the week that the company conduct more crash tests of the product.
St. Louis officer shot teen in back of legs: family autopsy
(Reuters) – A white off-duty St. Louis police officer shot a black teenager six times in the back of the legs and once in the side of the head in what was likely a fatal wound, a doctor who performed a private autopsy for the teen’s family said on Frid…
Ferguson shooting probe to be complete in coming months: Attorney general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday that he expects the Justice Department’s investigation into the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, to be comple…
Therapists missed Newtown gunman’s rage as a teenager: report
HARTFORD Conn. (Reuters) – The extent of Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza’s growing rage, isolation and delusions when he was a teenager were apparently overlooked by his mother, psychiatrists and counselors, according to a report expected to be issue…
Deputy killed, three others hurt in California shooting spree
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A California sheriff’s deputy was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting spree that started in a motel parking lot in Sacramento on Friday, authorities said.
