Kansas’ highest court voids Wichita marijuana ordinance
(Reuters) – The highest court in Kansas on Friday voided a voter-approved ordinance in Wichita to reduce punishments for possessing small amounts of marijuana.
United Airlines jet skids off runway at Chicago’s O’Hare airport
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A United Airlines plane carrying 179 passengers and six crew members skidded partly off the runway on Friday at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after arriving from San Francisco, but no one was injured, airline and airport of…
U.S. moms-to-be seek reassurance about Zika after trips abroad
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. doctors are fielding a spate of calls from expectant mothers who recently traveled to countries affected by the Zika virus and fear possible exposure to the mosquito-borne infection linked to a spike in fetal brain damage in Br…
Freed Iranian-American reporter Rezaian headed to U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian headed home to the United States on Friday, days after being freed from 18 months in prison in Iran as part of a historic prisoner exchange between Tehran and the United States.
Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot charged with flying drunk on the West Coast
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A former Alaska Airlines pilot has been charged with flying two passenger flights between California and Oregon in 2014 while under the influence of alcohol, federal prosecutors said.
United Airlines pilots approve contract extension
(Reuters) – United Continental Holdings Inc’s pilots have voted to approve a two-year contract extension that paves the way for a 22 percent wage hike by 2018, their union said on Friday.
U.S. government suspends enrollment in Cigna Medicare Advantage, drug plans
(Reuters) – The U.S. government has suspended new enrollment in Cigna Corp’s Medicare Advantage health insurance and prescription drug plans, saying Cigna had “widespread and systemic failures” that prevented patients from accessing medical services. T…
Exclusive: U.S. weighs making Hawaii missile test site operational – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has stepped up discussions on converting its Aegis missile defense test site in Hawaii into a combat-ready facility that would bolster American defenses against ballistic missile attacks, according to sources fa…
As Washington faces blizzard, New Hampshire hockey tournament seeks ice
BOSTON (Reuters) – As the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States braces for a massive blizzard, the organizers of New England’s largest pond hockey tournament were forced on Friday to move their event due to a lack of ice.
Exclusive: California gas leak spotlights shoddy regulation of aging storage wells
(Reuters) – Long before a natural gas storage well sprung a disastrous leak near Los Angeles, California, utilities and national industry groups were raising alarms about the danger of aging underground storage infrastructure.
