New York City officials weigh lifting ban on pet ferrets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City health officials are considering a repeal of the city’s ban on keeping ferrets as pets, officials said on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Deadly pig virus re-infects U.S. farm, fuels supply fears
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Indiana farm has become the first to confirm publicly it suffered a second outbreak of a deadly pig virus, fueling concerns that a disease that has wiped out 10 percent of the U.S. hog population will be harder to contain than pr…
Accused Stradivarius violin thief pleads guilty in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – One of two Milwaukee men accused of stealing a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin from a concert violinist after incapacitating him with a stun gun pleaded guilty to felony robbery on Wednesday, authorities said.
Connecticut man killed wife, kept body in home, prosecutors say
MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man who has been charged with killing his ailing wife during a drunken fight kept her body in their suburban home outside Hartford for two days, prosecutors said.
California university begins ‘day of mourning’ for shooting victims
SANTA BARBARA Calif. (Reuters) – Students at the University of California at Santa Barbara returned to campus for a “day of mourning” on Tuesday, four days after the son of a Hollywood film director killed six students in a stabbing and shooting rampag…
Two Americans injured in attack in western Afghanistan
HERAT Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two Americans suffered light injuries when a U.S. consulate vehicle came under attack in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat on Wednesday morning, the U.S. embassy said.
California Democrats want new gun measures after college rampage
SANTA BARBARA Calif./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Democrats on Tuesday proposed a series of measures aimed at preventing mass killings such as the rampage at a local university that left six students and the assailant dead.
Sterling says NBA ban, forced sale is illegal: LA Times
(Reuters) – Donald Sterling, banned from owning a pro basketball team for inflammatory remarks he made about African Americans, called the National Basketball Association’s action illegal because it was based on a “lover’s quarrel” that was “illegally …
Pentagon chief orders medical care review amid problems at hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered a comprehensive review of the U.S. military’s healthcare system on Tuesday after the head of an Army medical center was relieved of command over concerns about problems at the hospital, inclu…
Central California wildfire burns out of control, threatens 100 homes
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A wildfire burning west of Yosemite National Park in central California threatened more than 100 homes on Tuesday as it raged out of control in brush left bone dry by severe drought, state fire officials said.
