Harvard fined $24,000 for animal mistreatment after monkeys die
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday said it has fined Harvard Medical School $24,000 for repeated animal welfare violations at its research facilities that resulted in the deaths of four monkeys since 2011.
Police say doctor’s slaying at Nevada hospital not random
(Reuters) – A gunman who shot and killed a doctor and wounded two other people in a medical office in Reno, Nevada, before taking his own life was apparently not acting randomly but his motives remain unknown, police said Wednesday.
Obamacare tech hurdle looms right before enrollment deadline
(Reuters) – Some technical experts are perplexed at the U.S. government’s plan to switch web hosts for its new health insurance portal, HealthCare.gov, in the midst of an expected last-minute rush to beat a March 31 enrollment deadline for 2014 coverag…
U.S. health officials issue travel advisory for St. Martin
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. health officials issued an advisory on Wednesday about travel to the Caribbean island of St. Martin due to concerns about a mosquito-borne virus.
Christie’s values Detroit art at up to $867 million
(Reuters) – The value of the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts falls within a range from $454 million up to $867 million, auction house Christie’s said in its final report to the city’s state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr.
Harvard student in court to face US bomb hoax charges
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Harvard University student who told investigators he had sent hoax e-mails claiming there were bombs planted around the school this week to get out of taking a final exam appeared in court on Wednesday to face criminal charges.
Former top wine collector convicted of selling counterfeits
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Wednesday convicted an Indonesian man of selling counterfeit wine to unsuspecting collectors, a dramatic fall from grace for a man once considered one of the top five wine collectors in the world.
U.S. judge halts cell phone service fee for the poor in Georgia
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked Georgia’s plan to charge low-income residents $5 per month for cell phone service that currently is provided free of charge.
Alleged 9/11 conspirator kicked out of Guantanamo hearing again
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – An accused conspirator in the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington was for the second day in a row expelled from a courtroom at the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunal on Wednesday for being disruptive….
Five Philadelphia priests declared unfit for ministry
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, battered since 2011 by a high-profile child sex abuse scandal, said on Sunday it had found five priests previously placed on administrative leave, including one accused of sexual abuse,…
