Tunisia arrests two Americans suspected of ties to Islamic State: security official
TUNIS (Reuters) – Police in Tunisia have arrested two American citizens on suspicion of terrorist activities after finding videos and pictures praising Islamic State, a security official said on Tuesday.
British Airways says flight diverted to Vancouver after crew unwell
TORONTO (Reuters) – A British Airways flight from San Francisco to London was diverted to Vancouver after members of the cabin crew became unwell, the airline said on Tuesday.
Alert level raised for Alaska volcano after explosion detected
(Reuters) – Scientists raised the alert level for a remote Aleutian volcano on Monday after an explosion was detected on the mountain and heard by residents of a tiny village some 45 miles (72 km) away, a monitoring website said.
New York City construction spending forecast to hit record: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Construction spending in New York City is on track this year to surpass the record set just before the financial crisis as an all-time high in city jobs drives strong demand for new housing and office space, an industry association…
Investigators seek data recorder in California bus crash that killed 13
INDIO, Calif. (Reuters) – Investigators seeking the cause of a bus crash in California that killed 13 people, including the driver, examined wreckage on Monday for any data recorder to determine what might have led to one of the deadliest such U.S. col…
Michigan court halts enforcement of law banning ballot ‘selfies’
(Reuters) – A federal court on Monday sided with a Michigan man who said a law that bans voters from taking pictures of their marked ballots and sharing them on social media was unconstitutional, temporarily halting enforcement of the ban on ballot ‘se…
Cost cuts but no tax hikes in Atlantic City, N.J., five-year recovery plan
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) – Atlantic City, New Jersey’s cash-strapped casino hub, will slash at least 100 jobs, or about 10 percent of its staff, but does not plan to raise taxes in a five-year fiscal recovery plan aimed at avoiding a state takeove…
U.S. government says benchmark 2017 Healthcare.gov premiums up 25 percent
(Reuters) – The average premium for benchmark 2017 Obamacare insurance plans sold on Healthcare.gov rose 25 percent compared with 2016, the U.S. government said on Monday, the biggest increase since the insurance first went on sale in 2013 for the foll…
Pennsylvania ex-attorney general gets jail time in leak case
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was sentenced on Monday to serve 10 to 23 months in county jail for leaking confidential grand jury information and then lying about it to investigators.
Virginia health board lifts contested rules on abortion clinics
(Reuters) – Virginia’s Board of Health voted on Monday to remove contested regulations on abortion clinics that included meeting hospital-like building standards, a spokeswoman said.
