California clinic doctor suspected of taking nude photos of patients
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A doctor who volunteered at a San Diego-area health clinic for the poor and uninsured is suspected of taking more than 1,300 sexually explicit photographs of female patients with his mobile phone, according to court documents file…
Three dead after airplane and helicopter collide in Maryland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three people were killed and two taken to a hospital after a small airplane and a helicopter collided in mid-air on Thursday near a local airport in Frederick, Maryland, authorities said.
Northrop must face whistleblower anti-missile lawsuit: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – A Chicago federal judge on Thursday rejected Northrop Grumman Corp’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a former employee who accused the defense contractor of defrauding the U.S. government in performing a contract to develop a missile defense sy…
New York tests doctor who was in West Africa for Ebola
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A physician with Doctors without Borders who returned from West Africa recently and developed potential symptoms was being tested for Ebola at a New York City hospital, health officials said on Thursday, setting off fresh fears abo…
Pennsylvania high school’s football season canceled over hazing
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A school district in suburban Philadelphia canceled a high school football team’s season and suspended its coaching staff after investigating reports of hazing.
Trial starts for Pittsburgh professor accused of poisoning wife
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The trial of a Pittsburgh professor charged with poisoning his physician wife began on Thursday with a prosecutor saying the suspect had been one phone call away from “the perfect murder.”
University of Oregon urged to scale back fraternities, sororities
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A task force formed in response to sexual violence at the University of Oregon is urging the school’s leaders to suspend plans to expand the number of sororities and fraternities, citing their outsized involvement in these ass…
Navajo high court delays election for leader, orders new ballots
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The Navajo Nation’s highest court on Thursday ordered that a November vote to pick the Native American tribe’s top official be postponed and ballots reprinted after a finalist was disqualified for refusing to prove his fluency in th…
U.S. weighs passport, border changes in wake of Ottawa attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials are debating whether to tighten controls on the border with Canada and make it easier to revoke the passports of suspected militants, steps that could gain traction following two attacks in Canada this week.
Six in quarantine in Connecticut as U.S. steps up Ebola checks
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – Connecticut placed six West Africans who recently arrived in the United States under quarantine for possible Ebola exposure, a move that comes as the United States starts new restrictions on those coming from the countries…




