New York commuters take disruptive track repairs in stride
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Commuters were warned to expect hell going to and from New York City, but on the first day of disruptive repairs at the nation’s busiest rail hub on Monday many said their rides were no worse than usual for the crowded, delay-prone…
Big financial woes linger in Illinois’ new budget
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ first budget after two years is filled with partial outlines to address its debt-ridden pension system and unpaid bill backlog — signs that political fighting and the fiscal mess in the nation’s fifth-largest state are fa…
Royal Jordanian, Kuwait Airways see U.S. laptop ban lifted
DUBAI (Reuters) – Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways are the latest Middle East carriers to be exempted from an in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on flights to the United States.
Gunmen kill one, wound eight at Ohio maternity party
(Reuters) – Two gunmen killed a woman at an Ohio maternity party and wounded eight others, including children and a pregnant woman who lost her fetus in the melee, local media reported on Sunday.
Wildfire in California canyons spreads overnight
(Reuters) – A fast-moving wildfire burned overnight through thousands more acres of steep terrain near California’s central coast, officials said on Sunday, as high temperatures and parched vegetation fueled dozens of blazes in the U.S. West and Southw…
Power restored to thousands in Los Angeles after fire
(Reuters) – Power was restored to tens of thousands of residents in Los Angeles on Sunday after a fire damaged an electricity receiving station during a heat wave the previous day, authorities said.
Klan members rally against removal of General Lee statue in Virginia
(Reuters) – A few dozen Ku Klux Klan members and supporters shouted “white power” at a rally on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia where they protested against a city council decision to remove a statute honoring Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
California wildfire forces evacuations as blazes hit U.S
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate from a fast-moving wildfire burning through steep terrain near California’s central coast on Saturday, after searing temperatures and parched land fueled dozens of blazes in the U.S. W…
Man fought to open hatch during China-bound flight from Seattle: FBI
(Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines passenger was charged on Friday with instigating a mid-air brawl with flight attendants and other passengers who fought desperately to restrain him as he tried opening the exit door of a plane bound from Seattle to China.
Florida police say Venus Williams entered intersection lawfully before crash
(Reuters) – Florida police said on Friday that a newly surfaced video shows that tennis star Venus Williams was acting lawfully when she drove her sports utility vehicle into an intersection before a fatal crash with another car on June 9.
