City to become first in Mississippi to grant same-sex spouse benefits: report
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – The Mississippi city of Starkville will become the first in the right-leaning state to extend benefits to same-sex partners of its employees, according to local media reports.
University of Miami’s Donna Shalala, former Clinton official, to step down
MIAMI (Reuters) – University of Miami President Donna Shalala, a former Clinton administration official who was considered a major catch by the school when she joined in 2001, said on Monday she plans to step down at the end of the academic year.
Release of U.S. Senate CIA ‘torture’ report still on hold
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The public release of a long-awaited U.S. Senate report detailing the CIA’s use of harsh interrogation techniques could be held up for weeks as the Senate Intelligence Committee and Obama administration negotiate what material ca…
U.S. air marshal in Texas hospital after syringe attack in Nigeria
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. air marshal was undergoing tests in a hospital in Houston after being assaulted in Lagos, Nigeria with a syringe containing an unknown substance, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday.
Oklahoma to draft new execution protocols in next two weeks
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma plans to have new execution protocols written within the next two weeks to correct for shortcomings exposed in a report last week about the troubled execution of a convicted murderer, officials said on Monday.
Screening woes delay revelers leaving Bud Light event in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – Charter airline passengers leaving a weekend festival in a Colorado mountain town promoting Bud Light beer suffered long delays after a screening breakdown by a private security firm, officials said on Monday.
U.S. government spending bill to contain new funds to fight Ebola
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation to extend U.S. government funding into the new fiscal year will contain additional funds to fight the Ebola epidemic in Africa, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers said on Monday.
California capitol star-struck as Schwarzenegger unveils portrait
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Four years and seven movies after Arnold Schwarzenegger left California’s highest office, the actor and politician drew a packed crowd at the unveiling of his official portrait Monday, a flashbulb-popping event as much abo…
Arizona pink underwear inmate case to be settled: lawyer
(Reuters) – An attorney for the estate of a mentally ill inmate who sued an Arizona county after being forcibly dressed in pink underwear by jail officers said on Monday they will settle the case.
Fourth Ebola patient coming to U.S. hospital for treatment
(Reuters) – A fourth Ebola patient will be flown to the United States by air ambulance from West Africa to receive treatment for the deadly disease, hospital officials in Atlanta said on Monday.
