Apparent allergic reaction kills woman on Grand Canyon rafting trip
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Seattle woman passed out and died from an apparent allergic reaction while on a rafting trip this week on the Colorado River in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, park officials said on Thursday. 
Georgia banker who faked death pleads guilty to fraud
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former Georgia bank director, who left a suicide note before vanishing for more than a year while under suspicion of embezzling $21 million, faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty on Thursday to U.S. fraud charges.
Victim of stabbing attack in Wisconsin sitting up, walking
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – The 12-year-old Wisconsin girl who was allegedly lured into a park after a sleepover and stabbed 19 times by two friends is now sitting up and walking the halls at an area hospital, her parents said on Thursday.
Texas man fourth in U.S. to die from rare brain disease: CDC
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man has died of the fatal brain illness variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the fourth person to die of the disease in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
New York drops surgery rule for changing sex on birth certificate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Transgender people born in New York state, with the exception of New York City, will no longer have to prove that they have had sex-reassignment surgery to change the sex marked on their birth certificate, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s o…
Auction of skull of Civil War soldier found at Gettysburg canceled
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – (This June 2 story was refiled to show last find of Civil War dead at Gettysburg, not nationally, in 1996 in the sixth paragraph.)
Skull of Civil War soldier found at Gettysburg to be auctioned
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – (This June 2 story was refiled to show last find of Civil War dead at Gettysburg, not nationally, in 1996 in the sixth paragraph.)
Mississippi police probe actions by Senate candidate’s supporters
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – A campaign official for U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel and two others are under investigation in Mississippi after being found locked inside a courthouse where ballots in Tuesday’s Republican primary had been counted hou…
Governors Ball aims to put New York on music festival map
NEW YORK (Reuters) – After gale-force winds and rain marred last year’s event, New York will host the fourth Governors Ball on Friday, which could be its answer to Lollapalooza and Coachella and the city’s most successful attempt yet to establish a hom…
Freed U.S. soldier Bergdahl improving, hasn’t spoken with parents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is showing improvement during his treatment after nearly five years in captivity but has still not spoken with his family, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
