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| Washington heads into fifth day of shutdown, no end in sight Friday, Oct 04, 2013 07:14 PM PDT  By Thomas Ferraro and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington headed into the fifth day of a partial government shutdown with no end in sight even as another, more serious conflict over raising the nation's borrowing authority started heating up. The U.S. House of Representatives prepared for a Saturday session but with no expectations of progress on either the shutdown or a measure to raise the nation's $16.7 trillion debt ceiling. Congress must act by October 17 in order to avoid a government debt default. ... Full Story | Top |
| Woman killed in Washington car chase had post-partum depression, family says Friday, Oct 04, 2013 06:35 PM PDT  By Richard Weizel and Mark Hosenball STAMFORD, Conn./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The woman who engaged police in a dramatic car chase through the streets of Washington, prompting a lockdown of the U.S. Capitol before officers shot her dead, suffered from post-partum depression, her sisters told CNN on Friday, while questioning why she had to die. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. judge orders release of mentally ill Guantanamo prisoner Friday, Oct 04, 2013 05:27 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - A federal judge has ordered the release of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner suffering from severe mental illness who has been spent much of his time at a psychiatric ward on the U.S. naval base since he arrived more than 11 years ago. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth issued a release order on Friday for Ibrahim Idris, a native of Sudan who has been held as an enemy combatant but not formally charged. The decision came after the lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice filed court papers on Wednesday indicating the government would no longer oppose his release. ... Full Story | Top |
| Washington still deadlocked on shutdown and debt ceiling Friday, Oct 04, 2013 04:07 PM PDT  By Thomas Ferraro and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington headed into the fifth day of a partial government shutdown with no end in sight even as another, more serious conflict over raising the nation's borrowing authority started heating up. The U.S. House of Representatives prepared for a Saturday session but with no expectations of progress on either the shutdown or a measure to raise the nation's $16.7 trillion debt ceiling. Congress must act by October 17 in order to avoid a government debt default. ... Full Story | Top |
| Atossa recalls breast health device, shares tumble Friday, Oct 04, 2013 03:46 PM PDT (Reuters) - Atossa Genetics Inc said it would recall a medical device used to collect breast fluid for cancer detection along with a test that uses it, seven months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the device needed additional clearance. Atossa, whose shares fell 46 percent in extended trading, said the MASCT system and the ForeCYTE test may produce false results. The FDA's warning letter on February 21 said the system required additional clearance as changes were made to the collection process after its approval. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ohio says may seek execution drugs from compounding pharmacies Friday, Oct 04, 2013 02:18 PM PDT  By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND, OHIO (Reuters) - Ohio prison officials said Friday they are changing current policies on executions that could include using drugs from compounding pharmacies, an industry that has come under increased scrutiny from regulators. The shift in the state's policy, which takes effect on October 10, comes just three weeks after the state used its last dose of the barbiturate pentobarbital to execute condemned murderer Harry Mitts. Mitts was convicted of killing a Cleveland-area police officer and the boyfriend of a neighbor in 1994. Ohio, along with Texas and other U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| In U.S. shutdown drama, dismay and anxiety for one 'nonessential' Friday, Oct 04, 2013 01:12 PM PDT  By Patrick Rucker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Statistician Steve Hanway had expected to spend Tuesday reviewing a tally of far-flung childhood injuries in his job at the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, a federal agency that identifies household perils. Instead, Hanway spent the day sidelined in his home in Gaithersburg, Maryland, one of about 800,000 federal workers furloughed in the first U.S. government shutdown in 17 years. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mississippi blues: The cost of rejecting Medicaid expansion Friday, Oct 04, 2013 01:08 PM PDT  By Julie Steenhuysen PASCAGOULA, Mississippi (Reuters) - As Americans across the nation begin to find out what Obamacare has in store for them, many of Mississippi's most needy will find out the answer is nothing. That is likely the case for William and Leslie Johnson of Jackson County, since the state decided not to expand the Medicaid program for the poor under President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. As a result, nearly 300,000 adults there will fall through the cracks of healthcare reform. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. hearing postponed for accused operator of Silk Road online drug bazaar Friday, Oct 04, 2013 01:00 PM PDT By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal magistrate judge postponed a bail hearing on Friday for the alleged mastermind of the Silk Road online drug bazaar in order to give the 29-year-old's lawyer more time to prepare. Wearing leg shackles and a red jail uniform, Ross William Ulbricht was led into the San Francisco court room, where he was represented by a public defender during the 10-minute proceeding. U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero rescheduled the bail hearing until next Wednesday after public defender Brandon LeBlanc asked for more time. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. House Democrats probe move to reopen government Friday, Oct 04, 2013 12:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday announced that they are working on a maneuver that, if successful, would force a vote on legislation to fully reopen the federal government. The ploy involves a rarely used "discharge petition" that would dislodge an existing bill from a committee and send it to the House floor if a simple majority of lawmakers in the chamber sign the petition. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama walks to sandwich shop to try to win points on budget Friday, Oct 04, 2013 12:22 PM PDT  By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took an unusual stroll to a sandwich shop down the street from the White House on Friday, a photo opportunity designed to show their solidarity for workers laid off due to a government shutdown. Obama also seized the opportunity to respond to an embarrassing quote from an unnamed White House official that Republicans have used to their advantage in the battle over who is to blame for hundreds of thousands of people going without pay checks. ... Full Story | Top |
| Meditation alone doesn't lower blood pressure: study Friday, Oct 04, 2013 11:52 AM PDT  By Kathleen Raven NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Stress reduction exercises have been linked to many health benefits, but lower blood pressure may not be one of them. A new study found eight weeks of mindfulness meditation had no effect on people with slightly elevated blood pressure who were not yet taking medication. "This doesn't mean that meditation is bad. It just simply doesn't lower blood pressure," senior author Dr. Sheldon Tobe of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, said. ... Full Story | Top |
| White House supports bill to retroactively pay federal workers Friday, Oct 04, 2013 11:07 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday that it would support legislation moving through the U.S. Congress that would retroactively pay federal workers who have been furloughed because of the government shutdown. "This bill alone, however, will not address the serious consequences of the funding lapse, nor will a piecemeal approach to appropriations bills," the White House said in a statement, again urging the House to vote on a Senate-passed stop-gap funding measure. ... Full Story | Top |
| Discovery Labs shares soar after respiratory drug clears final hurdle Friday, Oct 04, 2013 09:37 AM PDT (Reuters) - A new drug to treat a breathing disorder that is the leading cause of death of premature babies cleared a regulatory hurdle, allowing Discovery Laboratories Inc to release it in the United States before the end of the year. Discovery, whose shares rose 55 percent on Friday, is entitled to about $20 million in loans from Deerfield Management Co LP if it launches the drug, Surfaxin, this year. The drug was approved by the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| FDA approves Baxter's intravenous nutritional supplement Friday, Oct 04, 2013 09:12 AM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved Baxter International Inc's nutritional supplement Clinolipid, moving quickly to alleviate a drug shortage. Clinolipid is an injectable source of calories and essential fatty acids designed for adults who cannot eat or drink. It contains a mixture of refined olive and soybean oils. "The FDA has been very concerned about the short supply of injectable lipid emulsion products," said Dr. Donna Griebel, director of the agency's gastroenterology division. ... Full Story | Top |
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