University of Texas picks admiral over Dallas Fed president for chancellor
(Reuters) – The University of Texas said Tuesday its Board of Regents picked U.S. Admiral William McRaven as sole finalist for the position of chancellor, passing up Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher who was also reported to have bee…
Last U.S. crew member of Hiroshima bomber dies -reports
(Reuters) – Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, the last surviving member of the Enola Gay plane that dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, has died at a retirement home in Georgia at age 93, media reports said.
Former Virginia governor’s marriage in spotlight at corruption trial
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – Former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife were barely on speaking terms when they accepted $165,000 in gifts and loans from a vitamin company executive, defense attorneys said on Tuesday at the start of the pair’s …
Tuberculosis patient who refused treatment arrested in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Northern California man who refused treatment and disappeared after he was diagnosed with tuberculosis has been arrested and admitted to a local hospital under guard, law enforcement and local health officials said on Tuesday….
Appeals court rules Mississippi abortion law unconstitutional
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – A Mississippi law that would shut down the state’s only abortion clinic, forcing women to go outside the state for the procedure, is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
Minnesota woman who lost husband to Ebola urges aid to fight virus
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Minnesota wife of a Liberian-American man who died last week in Nigeria from the Ebola virus said on Tuesday she wants to use his memory to spur efforts to fight the disease, which has also infected two U.S. relief workers in Li…
Girl dies after being hit by plane on Florida beach
(Reuters) – The 9-year-old girl, who was struck by a plane that crash-landed on a Florida beach and killed her father, also has died from her injuries, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday.
U.S. charges Canadian antiques dealer with smuggling wildlife
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An antiques dealer in British Columbia was indicted by a U.S. grand jury on Tuesday for smuggling into Canada more than $500,000 of wildlife items, including rhinoceros horns and sculptures made from elephant ivory and coral, U.S. …
Expert testimony on Michigan porch shooting sheds light on gun
DETROIT (Reuters) – A state firearms expert gave testimony on Tuesday that potentially challenged a statement by a white suburban Detroit homeowner that he shot dead a black teenager when his shotgun accidentally discharged.
Naked woman slashes three during Pittsburgh-area street fight
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Pennsylvania authorities were searching on Tuesday for a woman who, apparently nude, stabbed and slashed other women in a street fight at a public housing complex outside of Pittsburgh.
