Twelve Marines declared dead after helicopter crash off Hawaii
(Reuters) – Twelve U.S. Marines missing after two military helicopters collided last week off Hawaii’s Oahu island have been listed as deceased, the military said on Thursday.
Florida police say officer ambushed in patrol car shooting
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – A gunman shot and wounded a Florida police officer in a parked patrol vehicle on Friday in an ambush-style attack, said the Miami Gardens Police Department, which apprehended the suspect.
New Takata air bag recall to cover 5 million U.S. vehicles
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Friday announced a new recall of about 5 million vehicles with potentially defective Takata Corp air bags, covering some automakers not previously affected by one of the biggest auto safety recalls in U.S. history.
Arkansas firefighter fatally shot by person he went to help
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A firefighter in Arkansas responding to a medical emergency was fatally shot on Friday by the person he had intended to assist, authorities said.
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.
