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.
Obama: ‘no apologies’ on deal to free Bergdahl from Taliban
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would make “no apologies” for agreeing to a deal that released Taliban detainee Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, despite controversy in Washington that Congress was not notified ahead of time.
On iconic U.S. Route 66, German and Italian POWs lie in Oklahoma graves
EL RENO Okla. (Reuters) – Along America’s most fabled road, Route 66, lie the almost forgotten graves of German and Italian prisoners of war brought to Oklahoma some 70 years ago and who now rest in the red soil of a former Wild West pioneer outpost.
U.S. Navy jet crashes in ocean off California, no injuries
(Reuters) – A U.S. Navy jet crashed into the ocean off Southern California while trying to land on an aircraft carrier during a training mission on Wednesday night, the Navy said. The pilot ejected from the jet and no one was hurt.
