Early season snowstorm coats Midwestern U.S., affects travel
CHICAGO/DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – A heavy fall snowstorm hit the Midwestern United States on Saturday, blanketing states from South Dakota to Wisconsin with as much as 16 inches (40 cm) of snow, slowing air travel and delaying some events for U.S. p…
Singapore Airlines flight from U.S. lands safely amid bomb threat
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Airlines said on Sunday there was a bomb threat to one of its flights which originated from San Francisco and landed safely at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Sunday.
No bomb found on Turkish Airlines plane diverted to Canada, resumes journey
TORONTO (Reuters) – No explosives were found on a Turkish Airlines flight diverted to Halifax, Canada, after a bomb threat and the plane was cleared to continue its journey, Canadian police and the airline said on Sunday.
Five injured in fire in famed Chicago skyscraper
(Reuters) – Five people were injured, none seriously, on Saturday in a fire that sent flames bursting out of windows from a residence on the 50th floor of the Chicago’s famous John Hancock Center, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Protesters of Minneapolis police shooting press on in bitter cold
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A few dozen demonstrators endured bitter cold on Saturday outside a Minneapolis police station, where they have spent the last week encamped in protest of the killing of an unarmed African-American man.
Student who caused brief closure of Maryland college found dead
(Reuters) – A student whose disappearance with a gun caused the precautionary closing of a Maryland college on Monday was found dead in Pennsylvania on Saturday, state police said.
Five injured in fire in famed Chicago skyscraper
(Reuters) – Five people were injured, none seriously, on Saturday in a fire that sent flames bursting out of windows from a residence on the 50th floor of the Chicago’s famous John Hancock Center, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Brown University unveils $100 million plan to address campus diversity
BOSTON (Reuters) – Brown University has unveiled a $100 million plan aimed at boosting diversity on its Rhode Island campus over the next 10 years, including doubling the number of faculty members from minority and other underrepresented populations.
Reported plans of attack on Atlanta wrestling match not credible: FBI
(Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Saturday it did not view a reported threat by Islamic State militants to attack a professional wrestling event in Atlanta this weekend as credible.
Protesters of Minneapolis police shooting press on in cold
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A few dozen demonstrators endured bitter cold on Saturday outside a Minneapolis police station, where they have spent the last week encamped in protest of the killing of an unarmed African-American man.
