American Air, Southwest jets in ground scrape at Detroit airport
(Reuters) – The wing of an American Airlines plane hit the tail of a Southwest Airlines plane as they were to be de-iced at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Wednesday, airline and airport representatives said.
Baltimore gangster who inspired ‘The Wire’ characters dies in prison
(Reuters) – The onetime Baltimore gangster who inspired characters on the critically acclaimed HBO series “The Wire” has died in a federal medical prison in North Carolina, officials said Wednesday.
Number of victims in Maryland school sex abuse case rises to 17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of victims has risen to 17 in a Maryland child pornography case involving a volunteer teacher charged with filming sexually explicit videos in an elementary school restroom, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. housing starts, building permits fall in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. housing starts unexpectedly fell in January likely as bad weather disrupted building projects in some parts of the country, in what could be
Stephen King honored with endowed chair at Maine alma mater
BOSTON (Reuters) – Best-selling novelist Stephen King, best known for terrifying readers with hair-raising stories including “The Stand” and “It,” landed a new distinction when his alma mater, the University of Maine, named an endowed professorship aft…
Stephen King honored with endowed chair at Maine alma mater
BOSTON (Reuters) – Best-selling novelist Stephen King, best known for terrifying readers with hair-raising stories including “The Stand” and “It,” landed a new distinction when his alma mater, the University of Maine, named an endowed professorship aft…
Apple opposes order to help unlock California shooter’s phone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc opposed a court ruling on Tuesday that ordered it to help the FBI break into an iPhone recovered from a San Bernardino shooter, heightening a dispute between tech companies and law enforcement over the limits of encrypt…
Puerto Rico government cites ‘substantial doubt’ about its solvency
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s government said it had “substantial doubt” about its ability to operate long-term, and cited a threat to public services if its Government Development Bank misses debt payments, in a draft of long-delayed fiscal year …
Police find classmate gave gun to Arizona girls in murder-suicide
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The handgun used in last week’s apparent murder-suicide of two 15-year-old girls found shot dead at their suburban Phoenix high school was furnished by a fellow student at the request of one of the girls, police said on Tuesday.
Colorado surgical tampering case prompts review of 3,000 patients
DENVER (Reuters) – An ex-medical technician has been indicted on charges of tampering with narcotics at a Colorado hospital, leading authorities to urge nearly 3,000 people who had surgery there to be tested for blood-borne diseases, federal prosecutor…
