U.S. insurer to stop coverage of gynecological procedure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A health insurer with 5.2 million members in three Eastern U.S. states said on Saturday it would stop providing coverage for a procedure called laparoscopic power morcellation that is used in gynecological surgery and may inadver…
FDA says ‘stands ready’ to work with companies developing Ebola drugs
CHICAGO (Reuters) – (This version of the August 1 story corrects spelling of doctor’s name in 12th paragraph to Amesh)
Two transit crashes minutes apart injure 40 in San Francisco
(Reuters) – Forty people were injured in two separate transit accidents minutes apart in San Francisco on Friday, police said.
First of two American aid workers stricken with Ebola to arrive in U.S.
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The first of two American aid workers infected with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia is set to arrive in the United States on Saturday to begin treatment in isolation at an Atlanta hospital, officials said.
California revises rules on use of force with mentally ill inmates
(Reuters) – California on Friday announced court-ordered policy changes aimed at curbing the use of force against thousands of mentally ill inmates after video footage showed prisoners screaming as guards doused them in pepper spray.
Colorado rolls out driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado granted driver’s licenses to 62 illegal immigrants on Friday, officials said, during the first day of a controversial program that supporters say makes the streets safer and opponents argue rewards criminality.
Bible left in North Korean sailor’s club triggered U.S. tourist’s arrest
SEOUL (Reuters) – American tourist Jeffrey Fowle was arrested by North Korean authorities for leaving a bible under a bin in the toilet at a club for foreign sailors, a source familiar with Fowle’s case told Reuters.
Sudanese woman who had faced execution for conversion arrives in U.S.
MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) – A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity, then detained after her conviction was quashed, arrived in the United States on Thursday.
Area in front of White House reopened after being cleared
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Park Police and Secret Service officers reopened an area in front of the White House on Friday evening after briefly closing it due to an unattended package that had been left in front of the presidential building, according…
Albuquerque mayor concerned about city’s homeless American Indians
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Authorities in Albuquerque said on Friday that homeless American Indian people are more at risk than others from street violence in findings released after the beating deaths of two homeless men in an abandoned lot in New M…
