Fourth worker in a year dies at Virginia Goodyear plant
(Reuters) – A worker died at a Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant at Danville, Virginia, on Friday, the fourth fatality in a year at the site, state officials said.
United flight attendants approve first joint contract
(Reuters) – Flight attendants at United Continental Holdings Inc voted to approve a contract that will hike wages between 18 percent and 31 percent this September, their union said on Friday.
Firefighters make leap to smokejumping
WINTHROP, Wash. (Reuters) – On a 100-degree day in early June, Matt Mueller did sit-ups in a semicircle with seven other experienced firefighters training to parachute into a wildfire.
JetBlue says 24 injured as flight hits heavy turbulence
(Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp said 22 passengers and two crew members were injured when its flight from Boston to Sacramento, California ran into heavy turbulence on Thursday.
Motiva Convent refinery HCU surrounded by high water: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The fire-damaged hydrocracking unit at Motiva Enterprises’ [MOTIV.UL] 235,000 barrel per day (bpd) Convent, Louisiana, refinery was surrounded by high water on Friday from heavy rains overnight, sources familiar with plant operation…
U.S. court rejects former Guantanamo inmate’s torture claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a former Guantanamo Bay detainee’s lawsuit claiming he was tortured after he was taken into U.S. custody at age 15.
Congressional leaders were briefed a year ago on hacking of Democrats -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence officials told top congressional leaders a year ago that Russian hackers were attacking the Democratic Party, three sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, but the lawmakers were unable to tell the ta…
U.S. aims to restore water, return fish to diverted California river
FRESNO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s San Joaquin River flows out of the mountains above Yosemite, clear and bubbling until it abruptly stops just north of Fresno, its water diverted to irrigate farms.
Ireland orders extradition of alleged Silk Road website administrator
DUBLIN (Reuters) – An Irish court on Friday ordered the extradition of a 27-year-old Irish man the United States claims was an administrator for the Silk Road, a web site used to anonymously buy and sell drugs and other illicit items.
Ex-Colorado University student spared prison for sexual assault
DENVER (Reuters) – A former University of Colorado student has been spared a prison sentence for his sexual assault conviction, drawing angry comparisons from victim advocates to the lenient punishment a Stanford University swimmer received in a simila…
