Brain-dead California girl ordered kept on ventilator for week longer
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – The family of a California girl who was declared brain dead after complications from a tonsillectomy won an 11th-hour court order on Monday requiring doctors to keep her connected to a breathing machine for at least anot…
ACLU sues for details of U.S. surveillance under executive order
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Monday, seeking to force the U.S. government to disclose details of its foreign electronic surveillance program and what protections it provides to Americans whose communication…
Oklahoma doctor held for nine deaths linked to prescription drugs
(Reuters) – Texas police have arrested a former Oklahoma doctor on nine counts of homicide and 43 counts of illegal drug distribution for prescribing large doses of addictive medicines to patients he hardly knew in return for bribes, officials said on …
Walgreen offers month of prescriptions to backlogged Obamacare enrollees
(Reuters) – Walgreen Co said on Monday it will provide a month’s supply of certain prescriptions at no upfront cost to U.S. participants who have not yet received a plan identification number under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law.
Train collision in North Dakota sets oil rail cars ablaze
FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) – A BNSF train carrying crude oil in North Dakota collided with another train on Monday setting off a series of explosions that left at least 10 cars ablaze, the latest in a string of incidents that have raised alarms over…
California brain-dead girl nears deadline for ventilator
(Reuters) – Relatives of a 13-year-old California girl declared brain dead after complications from a tonsillectomy pressed an 11th-hour effort on Monday to get her moved to an extended-care facility as a deadline neared for taking her off a breathing …
ACLU sues for details of U.S. surveillance under executive order
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to force the U.S. government to disclose details of its foreign electronic surveillance program and what protections it provides to Americans whose communications ar…
NY City mayor-elect names former teacher to lead schools
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio on Monday named Carmen Farina, a longtime teacher and administrator, as the next chancellor of the nation’s largest public school system.
One-third of Americans reject evolution, poll shows
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One-third of Americans reject the idea of evolution and Republicans have grown more skeptical about it, according to a poll released on Monday.
NYC sues FedEx for illegally shipping cigarettes to homes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has sued FedEx Corp, accusing it of illegally delivering millions of contraband cigarettes to people’s homes and seeking $52 million in fines and unpaid taxes.
