First responders visit New York’s September 11 Memorial Museum
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walking out of the new National September 11 Memorial Museum in lower Manhattan, John Feal, an advocate for first responders with health problems, said reliving that day was like a punch in the gut. But he might have also found a b…
Blogger accused of exploiting Mississippi senator’s ailing wife
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) – A Mississippi blogger has been jailed on exploitation-related charges for posting photographs of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s bedridden wife to the Internet after gaining access to her in a nursing home.
Illinois man tests positive for MERS virus without falling ill
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois resident tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome after being in contact with an infected patient, though he did not show signs of illness, U.S. health officials said on Saturday.
Utah top court halts adoptions by second parent of gay couples
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – The Utah Supreme Court has temporarily blocked adoptions by the second parent of legally married gay couples while the justices decide whether the rights can be granted.
Detroit truck driver out of hospital six weeks after mob beating
(Reuters) – A driver beaten unconscious by a mob as he tried to help a child he struck accidentally with his truck in Detroit six weeks ago has been released from a hospital, a spokeswoman for the facility said on Saturday.
New York recalls the World’s Fair glory days
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The 1964 World’s Fair in New York drew 51 million visitors to gaze in awe at its Technicolor visions of the future, sample exotic cuisines and join in singing along at the wildly popular “It’s a Small World” attraction.
Bush’s dog, Miss Beazley, dies after battle with lymphoma
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Miss Beazley, a Scottish terrier who was a frequent companion to George W. Bush and his wife, Laura in their White House years, was “put to rest after a battle with lymphoma,” the former president said on Saturday.
Major Southern California blaze mostly contained, some evacuees return
(Reuters) – Firefighters battling a major wildfire in Southern California surrounded most of the blaze overnight, a fire official said on Saturday as some evacuated residents returned in a region where dozens of homes were destroyed by a series of fire…
Cornell Brooks, lawyer and activist, named new head of NAACP
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cornell William Brooks, a lawyer and civil rights activist, has been named president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the U.S. civil-rights group announced on Saturday.
Woman hurt in elevator shaft fall at Boston’s Fenway Park
(Reuters) – A 22-year-old woman attending a baseball game at Boston’s Fenway Park was injured on Friday night when elevator doors opened unexpectedly and she fell two floors down an empty shaft, officials said.
