Boeing completes first refueling flight of KC-46A tanker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co and air crews from the U.S. Air Force completed the first refueling flight of the KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker on Sunday, transferring 1,600 pounds (725.75 kg) of fuel to an F-16 fighter jet flying at 20,000 feet (6096 …
Turbulence diverts Milan-bound U.S. flight to Newfoundland
TORONTO (Reuters) – An American Airlines passenger jet was diverted to an airport in eastern Canada on Sunday after hitting severe turbulence and seven people were taken to hospital, the airline said.
New York rebounds after blizzard, Washington shuts down government
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York City emerged on Sunday from a massive blizzard that paralyzed much of the U.S. East Coast, while snowy gridlock gripped the nation’s capital and surrounding areas, where federal, state and local offices and scho…
Manhunt underway for prisoners who escaped from California jail
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Authorities pressed on through the third day of an intense Southern California manhunt on Sunday for an accused killer and two other inmates charged with violent felonies who broke out of an Orange County jail through a plumbing…
Hong Kong police arrest Chinese suspect in L.A. double murder
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police said on Sunday they had arrested a Chinese national sought by U.S. authorities on suspicion of murdering two people and attempting to murder a third person in Los Angeles.
U.S. adds more countries to Zika travel alert
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended its travel warning to another eight countries or territories that pose a risk of infection with Zika, a mosquito-borne virus spreading through the Caribbean and Latin Americ…
No bomb found on diverted Turkish Airlines flight from Texas
ISTANBUL/DUBLIN (Reuters) – A Turkish Airlines flight from Houston, Texas, diverted to Shannon, Ireland, on Sunday was found to have no explosive devices on board and would take off to Istanbul soon, a spokesman for the flag carrier said.
Major earthquake hits south Alaska, tremors felt in Anchorage
(Reuters) – A major earthquake hit southern Alaska early on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, setting off tremors felt more than 170 miles (280 km) away in the state’s biggest city Anchorage.
Blizzard for record books paralyzes New York and Washington
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A blizzard that has paralyzed much of the U.S. East Coast intensified on Saturday, bringing Washington to a standstill and forcing the closure of roads, bridges and tunnels into New York until Sunday morning.
Regulators approve health study on huge California gas leak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Regional air quality regulators in California voted on Saturday to require the utility responsible for a ruptured underground pipeline in the Los Angeles area to underwrite an independent study on the health effects of a huge me…
