U.S. energy officials looking into shortages after Colonial blast
HELENA, Ala./NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. energy officials sought to determine the extent of gasoline shortages on Wednesday, two days after a fatal blast in Alabama shut a crucial supply pipeline to the East Coast, as retail gasoline prices inched higher…
Chicago school head lauds ‘cost-effective’ teachers contract
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) should be able to afford a new contract with teachers, but it must continue to look to the state of Illinois for more money, the district’s CEO said on Wednesday, less than a day after union members …
Michelin dishes stars to 26 Chicago restaurants
(Reuters) – Michelin said on Wednesday it awarded its coveted stars to 26 Chicago restaurants in the latest edition of its dining guide that will be launched on Dec. 7, up from 22 in last year’s edition.
Ex-Long Island police chief sentenced to 46 months in beating case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Long Island, New York, police chief to 46 months in prison for beating a handcuffed man suspected of theft and then leading an attempt to cover up the act, prosecutors said.
Victims named in deadly Baltimore commuter, school bus crash
(Reuters) – Baltimore police on Wednesday identified five of the six people killed a day earlier when a school bus with no students aboard plowed into an oncoming commuter bus.
Colonial Pipeline plan to cut off dirty jet fuel could hit airlines
NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Major airlines including Delta, United and American could face higher fuel costs if U.S. regulators allow Colonial Pipeline Co to stop shipping a dirtier blend of jet fuel by 2018.
U.S. militia girds for trouble as presidential election nears
JACKSON, Ga. (Reuters) – Down a Georgia country road, camouflaged members of the Three Percent Security Force have mobilized for rifle practice, hand-to-hand combat training — and an impromptu campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donal…
Gun control groups spend millions on state ballot initiatives
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gun safety advocates are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Maine and Nevada to support ballot initiatives that would mandate background checks for gun sales in an effort to clinch state-level victories after years of failed …
U.S. airlines expect busier travel this Thanksgiving
(Reuters) – More travelers will fly on U.S. airlines around the Thanksgiving holiday this year than last, a trade group said on Wednesday.
Small earthquake rocks northern Oklahoma
(Reuters) – A small earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 rattled parts of northern Oklahoma on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
