Exclusive: CDC reassigns director of lab behind anthrax blunder
ATLANTA/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reassigned the director of the bioterror lab behind the potential anthrax exposure of dozens of scientists and staff, sources told Reuters, as the anthrax controversy i…
Louisiana’s Poverty Point earthworks named a UNESCO world heritage site
(Reuters) – UNESCO on Sunday designated the ancient monumental earthworks of Poverty Point, Louisiana, as a world heritage site, making it the 22nd such U.S. site alongside such landmarks as the Grand Canyon and Statue of Liberty, officials said.
Mayors call on Congress to tackle illegal immigration
DALLAS (Reuters) – U.S. mayors on Sunday called for Congress to draw up bipartisan legislation to address a surge of illegal immigrants into the United States and asked for help to ease the resulting financial burden on local governments.
Former Afghanistan POW Bergdahl discharged from hospital: Army
(Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who spent five years as a Taliban prisoner of war before being released last month, has been discharged from a military hospital in Texas and will continue treatment as an outpatient, the Army said Sunday.
Former U.S. Attorney General Thornburgh in hospital: family
(Reuters) – Richard Thornburgh, a former U.S. attorney general and two-term Pennsylvania governor, has been hospitalized in Pittsburgh, his family said on Sunday.
Firefighters see progress battling Navajo reservation wildfire
(Reuters) – Firefighters on Sunday reported good progress working to contain a wildfire that has torn through pine woodlands and brush on a Navajo reservation in northwestern New Mexico.
Republicans call for secure U.S. border amid child immigrant influx
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers on Sunday stepped up calls to secure the U.S. border with Mexico before proceeding with changes to the country’s immigration policies, linking the issue to a recent surge of illegal children.
Transgender priest preaches at Washington’s National Cathedral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Episcopal chaplain on Sunday became the first openly transgender priest to preach at the historic National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
Couple rescued after treading water for 14 hours off Florida coast
MIAMI (Reuters) – A group of off-duty sheriff’s officers on a morning fishing trip near Fort Lauderdale, Florida rescued a couple who had been treading water all night after falling off their boat near Key Largo and drifting nearly 70 miles.
Man dies attending Electric Daisy Carnival in Nevada
(Reuters) – A California man died while attending a large electronic music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, authorities said on Sunday.
