Wildfire destroys eight buildings on California-Oregon border
(Reuters) – A wildfire burning on the border of Oregon and California has destroyed eight structures and was threatening hundreds more on Sunday, officials said, after California declared a state of emergency amid an extremely aggressive fire season.
U.S. doctor stricken with Ebola said to be improving
ATLANTA (Reuters) – An American doctor stricken with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia and brought to the United States for treatment in a special isolation ward is improving, the top U.S. health official said on Sunday.
Some 400,000 in Ohio without drinking water, tests show lower toxin levels
TOLEDO Ohio (Reuters) – Health authorities tested water for toxins in Toledo, Ohio, on Sunday as some 400,000 people remained without safe drinking water for a second day following the discovery of high toxin levels from algae on Lake Erie.
Obama says CEOs should quit complaining: Economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said corporate America has done well under his economic policies, telling the Economist magazine that chief executive officers should stop complaining about regulations and show greater social responsibilit…
Eggnog blast in New Jersey injures two, damages building
(Reuters) – Authorities are investigating an explosion that originated in a vat of eggnog, damaged a pharmaceutical plant and caused minor injuries to two workers in New Jersey, local media said on Sunday.
Billion-dollar debate in Oklahoma divorce: Was oilman just lucky?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For years, Continental Resources, the largest oil driller in the booming Bakken Shale formation, touted the hard work of its CEO and founder, Oklahoma billionaire Harold Hamm, as “a driving force” behind the company’s success.
Around 500,000 in Ohio without drinking water as tested for toxins
TOLEDO Ohio (Reuters) – Some 500,000 residents in and around Toledo, Ohio were without safe drinking water for a second day on Sunday while local water supplies were being tested following the discovery of high toxin levels from algae on Lake Erie.
N.Y. Met Opera extends contracts one week for financial review
(Reuters) – New York’s Metropolitan Opera has agreed to extend union contracts for a week to allow for an independent study of its finances, further postponing a threatened lockout at the nation’s largest performing arts organization, the Met said on S…
Supporters, foes of pot legalization post rival ads in NY Times
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Supporters and opponents of the federal ban on marijuana took to the pages of The New York Times this weekend with full-page color advertisements that highlight the fast-evolving debate in the United States about medical and recreat…
Toxin leaves 500,000 in northwest Ohio without drinking water
TOLEDO Ohio (Reuters) – Dangerously high levels of toxins from algae on Lake Erie left 500,000 people in Toledo, Ohio, without safe drinking water on Saturday and sent many driving to other states in search of bottled water.
