15,000 flee as new wildfire erupts in Southern California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – At least two structures burned to the ground and some 15,000 homes and businesses were told to evacuate on Wednesday as a wind-lashed wildfire roared out of control in the heart of a Southern California coastal community.
Birth defect in some rural Washington state babies stumps scientists
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – An alarming number of babies in a rural swath of central Washington state over the last four years have been born with a rare and fatal defect that leaves them without part of their brain and skull, and scientists are st…
North Dakota crude does not need special handling: U.S. refiners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite several fiery mishaps involving fuel produced in North Dakota’s Bakken energy patch, cargo from the region does not need special handling when it moves on the tracks, the leading voice for U.S. refiners said on Wednesday….
Two sick U.S. hospital workers test negative for MERS virus
ORLANDO (Reuters) – Two U.S. hospital workers who fell ill after contact with a patient suffering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have tested negative for the often-deadly virus, a Florida health official said on Wednesday.
Video captures family cat saving California boy from dog attack
(Reuters) – A California child pulled from his bike by an attacking dog was saved by his family’s cat on Tuesday, which quickly rushed in and attacked the dog, a video posted on YouTube showed on Wednesday.
New lung cancer screening guidelines could cost Medicare $9.3 billion
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A study of Medicare beneficiaries with a history of heavy smoking found that new lung cancer screening guidelines would likely double the proportion of lung cancers found at an early stage, but at a steep cost of some $9.3 billion o…
Elevator halts at reopened Washington Monument
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The elevator in the Washington Monument stopped working on Wednesday, frustrating visitors two days after the U.S. capital landmark reopened to the public.
FBI offers reward in search for decapitated Georgia man’s widow
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The FBI on Wednesday offered a reward of up to $20,000 for information on a missing 87-year-old Georgia woman whose husband was found beheaded in the couple’s home.
‘Miracle baby’ survives 11-story fall from Minneapolis apartment
(Reuters) – A 15-month-old boy described by doctors as a “miracle baby” was in critical condition at a Minneapolis hospital on Wednesday after surviving an 11-story fall from the balcony of an apartment building.
N.Y. school board president resigns after calling parent ‘chubby wubby’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A school board president in a small upstate New York town has resigned after a video of him calling a parent “chubby wubby” at a meeting surfaced online, school officials said on Wednesday.
