In CDC bird flu mix-up, U.S. agency cites sloppy science, failed reporting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. government scientist working with bird flu rushed through lab procedures in order to get to a staff meeting, setting off what could have been a fatal mishap, health officials said on Friday.
Judge rejects acquittal bids in corruption trial of Virginia ex-governor, wife
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday rejected defense motions that former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife be acquitted in their corruption and bribery trial.
U.S. doctor with Ebola hopes to leave Atlanta hospital soon
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The Texas doctor being treated for Ebola said on Friday that he was “recovering in every way” at an Atlanta hospital and hoped to be released soon.
A seminary behind bars seeks to change Texas prison system
ROSHARON Texas (Reuters) – In a solitary confinement unit at a maximum-security prison in Texas, convicted murderer Troup Foster offers spiritual guidance to offenders as a part of a program designed to spark a cultural change in the country’s largest …
Exclusive: Oil-by-rail project for shut California refinery nears approval
(Reuters) – The first new crude-by-rail project at a California refinery is likely to win approval next month after more than a year of scrutiny, the head of the Kern County planning division told Reuters, and it could help reopen the shuttered plant.
NASCAR tells drivers to stay in cars in wake of fatal crash
(Reuters) – NASCAR on Friday said it would forbid drivers from getting out of their cars during caution periods following an on-track fatality last weekend when three-time champion Tony Stewart struck another driver.
Exclusive – Wife defines stakes in Oklahoma divorce: $17 billion
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – More than $17 billion of Oklahoma oilman Harold Hamm’s fortune could be subject to division with his estranged wife, according to an economic analysis presented in their divorce trial, defining the stakes in one of the biggest…
Police designate couple ‘prisoners’ after killing of American in Bali
DENPASAR Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Friday formally designated an American couple prisoners in connection with the death of a Chicago-based woman whose body was found in a bloodied suitcase on the resort island of Bali.
Al Qaeda tells family to press U.S. to negotiate hostage release
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda told the family of a U.S. hostage kidnapped three years ago in Pakistan to press their government to exchange him for prisoners held by the United States, in a message posted on the Internet on Friday.
Missouri takes control of security away from Ferguson police
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri’s governor moved to ease tensions on Thursday after days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager, putting the African-American captain of the Highway Patrol in charge of secur…
