Four dead in apparent murder-suicide in Maine: state police
(Reuters) – A 42-year-old Maine man shot and killed three people in their home in Oakland before killing himself in the driveway, state police said on Thursday.
UAW workers at large GM plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, OK new union pact
DETROIT (Reuters) – United Auto Workers members at the General Motors Co truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, approved a new four-year contract by a wide margin, said the president of the local union hall on Thursday morning.
U.S. women paid less in all industries, every level: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Women in the United States are paid less for equal work than men in all industries and a new report released on Thursday showed the widest discrepancy in wages is between married men and women with children.
Small plane crashes in waters off New York City, at least one killed
(Reuters) – A small plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New York City late on Wednesday, killing at least one person, police said.
Thanksgiving travel to be busier this year: U.S. airlines group
(Reuters) – Thanksgiving travel on U.S. airlines will be even busier this year than last, an airlines association predicts.
San Diego gunman in custody; flight diversions at airport end
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – San Diego police took into custody a gunman who fired at officers responding to a domestic violence report on Wednesday after an extended standoff that prompted the nearby international airport to temporarily divert inbound flight…
Man shot dead after stabbing four at University of California campus
(Reuters) – A student armed with a hunting knife stabbed four people on Wednesday before he was shot dead by campus police at the University of California, Merced, in the heart of the state’s Central Valley, law enforcement and school officials said.
Colorado county votes fund college scholarships with marijuana tax
DENVER (Reuters) – Students attending college in a southern Colorado county will soon have a chance to tap into the state’s lucrative legal marijuana industry after voters approved a tax on local cannabis growing operations to fund scholarships for hig…
California ballot initiative would require porn actors to wear condoms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Actors in adult films in California would be required to wear condoms during explicit sex scenes under a referendum that qualified for the November 2016 ballot on Wednesday.
Texas Governor Abbott issues warning over immigrant detentions
DALLAS (Reuters) – Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday threatened to withhold state grant money to Dallas County if the Democratic sheriff there does not detain undocumented immigrants as requested by federal authorities.
