Two U.S. health workers ill after MERS exposure; World Health Organization meets
(Reuters) – Two health workers at a Florida hospital exposed to a patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have begun showing flu-like symptoms, raising concerns about the ability of global health authorities to contain the mysterious and deadly v…
New Mexico county defies U.S. government over cattle grazing
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – A rural New Mexico county has voted to defy the federal government and give a rancher’s cattle access to a watering hole fenced off by the Forest Service in the latest dispute over federal control of public land in t…
U.S. appeals court grants stay hours before Texas execution
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court granted a stay of execution for a Texas inmate hours before he was to be put to death on Tuesday to see if the punishment should be suspended because the convict was intellectually disabled.
Ninety people arrested across U.S. in $260 million Medicare fraud
MIAMI (Reuters) – Ninety people, including doctors, pharmacy owners and elderly patients, were arrested this week in six cities and charged with submitting fake billings to Medicare worth nearly $260 million, federal officials said on Tuesday.
Climber falls to death from atop Oregon’s Mt Hood
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – A climber is thought to have fallen roughly 700 to 800 feet to his death from the top of Oregon’s Mt. Hood on Tuesday as at least one other stunned climber looked on, the Hood River Sheriff’s Office said.
FBI agent recalls search for Boston bomber at hearing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Four days after the Boston Marathon bombings, with much of the metropolitan area locked down as police conducted a manhunt, an FBI team raided an apartment an hour south of the city where they thought the suspect was hiding, an agent…
U.S. solar experts say IRS tax proposal little help to big projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An attempt by the Obama administration to use tax breaks to boost solar energy businesses falls short of expectations among industry officials who were hoping to lure more investors for their projects, analysts and tax lawyers sa…
U.S. charges ex-Liberian defense minister with lying in citizenship bid
(Reuters) – A former Liberian defense minister, said by the United States to be a war criminal, has been arrested in New Jersey and charged with lying on his application to become a U.S. citizen about his past role in seeking control of the West Africa…
Smoke at Chicago-area radar center cancels hundreds of flights
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Smoke at an Illinois flight control center halted air traffic at Chicago airports for about three hours on Tuesday and forced hundreds of flights to be canceled, officials said.
Local bans try to put lid on Washington state pot shop investors
GIG HARBOR, Washington (Reuters) – Tedd Wetherbee spent months, and at least $30,000, setting up his marijuana shop in the Puget Sound hamlet of Gig Harbor, and planned a grand opening once his Washington state retail license was issued in July.
