Thailand stops U.S. and Australian couples leaving with surrogate babies: advocate
SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. and Australian couples attempting to leave Thailand with babies born by surrogate mothers have been stopped at the airport and prevented from leaving the country in recent days, an Australian surrogacy advocate said on Friday.
At end of round-the-world trip, Kerry’s plane breaks down in Hawaii
HONOLULU (Reuters) – The globe-trotting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was forced to catch a commercial flight on Thursday after his U.S. Air Force plane encountered technical difficulties before takeoff from Hawaii at the end of a nine-day round-t…
The other Texas border deployment: doctors, dentists, opticians
MISSION Texas (Reuters) – For the Texas State and National Guard, Operation Lone Star is a disaster preparedness exercise. For public health experts, it is a humanitarian mission. And for Itzel, a teenage schoolgirl, it is a chance to finally get glass…
Six months in jail for teen who stole from car in Paul Walker crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A teenager who stole a rooftop panel from the wrecked Porsche of actor Paul Walker, soon after the “Fast and Furious” star was killed in a crash, was sentenced on Thursday to six months in jail, a spokesman for prosecutors said….
Gregg Allman movie production company cited over on-set death
(Reuters) – Federal safety officials on Thursday cited the production company formed to make a film about rock singer Gregg Allman for exposing its workers to grave risk, after an incident in which a crew member died on the Georgia set of “Midnight Rid…
Detroit City Council approves bonds to pay bankruptcy settlements
(Reuters) – The Detroit City Council on Thursday approved four bond issues to raise cash to pay settlements with some city creditors, according to the city clerk’s office, offering a glimpse at how Detroit intends to finance its exit from the biggest-e…
FDA warns of fraudulent Ebola drug claims
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it has become aware of products being sold online that fraudulently claim to prevent or treat Ebola.
Missouri takes control of security away from Ferguson police
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri’s governor moved on Thursday to calm days of racially charged protests over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager, naming an African-American captain of the Highway Patrol to oversee security in the St. Loui…
Arizona math teacher arrives drunk to class and keeps drinking: police
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona math teacher arrived drunk at her high school and hit the bottle again in the classroom, where she yelled at her students before one of the pupils alerted administrators, authorities said on Thursday.
FBI agent accused of misconduct in California politics probe
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – One of the primary FBI agents investigating California state Senator Leland Yee was removed from the probe and reprimanded for financial misconduct, according to a court filing from one of the other defendants in the case.
