Diners in hepatitis A scare at suburban New York restaurant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of diners at an Italian restaurant in suburban New York may have been exposed to hepatitis A in the last few weeks after a food handler there was found to have the liver disease, the county health department said.
N.Y. jewelry robber ties up worker, flees with $54,000 in jewelry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police are searching for a man they say stole jewelry worth $54,000 after tying up a woman who worked in a jewelry store in one of New York City’s most exclusive shopping districts.
California sheriff probes inmate mistreatment report at county jail
(Reuters) – A California sheriff and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have launched an investigation into whether inmates were mistreated at a jail outside Los Angeles, the sheriff’s department said in a statement late Friday.
12,000 evacuated from St. Louis stadium after gas odor reported
(Reuters) – About 12,000 people were evacuated from a Missouri stadium after a gas odor was reported on Friday evening, but no leak was detected, St. Louis fire officials and gas utility The Laclede Group Inc. said.
With new leader for Obamacare, White House shifts to election mode
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kathleen Sebelius’ departure as President Barack Obama’s health secretary signals a new chapter in the White House’s efforts to defend Obama’s signature healthcare law and help Senate Democrats who face tough battles for re-elect…
Obamas dine out, attend Broadway show in New York
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle dined out in New York on Friday and attended a Broadway show, “A Raisin in the Sun,” starring actor Denzel Washington.
Wild horses targeted for roundup in Utah rangeland clash
ENTERPRISE, Utah (Reuters) – A Utah county, angry over the destruction of federal rangeland that ranchers use to graze cattle, has started a bid to round up federally protected wild horses it blames for the problem in the latest dustup over land manage…
Parents of Texas ‘affluenza’ teen to pay part of state treatment
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas judge, who was criticized for sentencing a wealthy Texas teen to probation after he killed four people while driving drunk, on Friday ordered his parents to pay a small part of the cost of his treatment at a state-…
Detroit driver awake nine days after mob beating
(Reuters) – A truck driver beaten unconscious by a Detroit mob when he tried to assist a child he accidentally hit with his pickup nine days ago has begun to regain consciousness and is breathing on his own, his daughter said on Friday.
Arkansas to appeal ruling on abortion restriction law
TEXARKANA, Arkansas (Reuters) – Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said on Friday he would appeal a federal judge’s decision striking down a state law that bans most abortions starting at 12 weeks of pregnancy, one of the most stringent such sta…
