Spokane, Washington airport reopens after plane slides off taxiway
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Spokane International Airport in Washington state reopened on Tuesday after a United Airlines 737 aircraft slid off a taxiway, forcing a nearly three-hour shutdown, airport officials said.
Woman, 11 children safe after standoff near Atlanta
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A woman and 11 children were rescued uninjured on Tuesday after being held hostage for five hours by a 36-year-old man armed with a knife in a hotel near Atlanta, police said.
Volkswagen faces billions in fines as U.S. sues for environmental violations
WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has sued Volkswagen for up to $90 billion for allegedly violating environmental laws – five times regulators’ initial estimate and a reminder of the carmaker’s problems nearly four months aft…
Illinois governor disappointed in Chicago mayor over police shootings
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner expressed disappointment Monday in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County’s top prosecutor for their handling of police-involved shootings and embraced pending state legislation to allow Chicago residents to recall future mayors.
Chicago police watchdog beefs up staff, pledges transparency
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The new chief of the discredited watchdog agency that oversees Chicago’s 12,000-strong police force on Monday announced a shakeup aimed at improving investigations into police shootings, allegations of misconduct and use of excessiv…
Arizona pays $3 million in prison teacher rape case
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona agreed on Monday to pay $3 million to an ex-prison teacher who was attacked and raped at a state correctional facility when she was left alone with a violent sexual offender.
Police officer in fatal South Carolina shooting out on bail
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man after a South Carolina traffic stop was released from jail on $500,000 bail on Monday.
Obama administration asks top court to reject Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a Texas abortion law that has shuttered nearly half the clinics in the state, saying the Republican-backed regulations would harm rather than protect …
Police search for vandal who left bacon at Florida mosque
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Florida police were trying on Monday to identify a man with a shaved head and wearing camouflage clothing who was caught on surveillance camera breaking windows, cameras and lights with a machete at a mosque and leaving bac…
U.S. takes 121 illegal immigrants into custody for deportation: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities took 121 people into custody over the weekend, primarily in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina, as immigration authorities moved to deport families who entered the United States illegally after May 2014, officials…
