United Airlines and maintenance workers’ union pause contract talks
(Reuters) – United Continental Holdings Inc and its maintenance workers’ union said on Friday that they paused talks on a new contract after a rival airline tentatively agreed to a wage increase.
Special Report: How a 5-minute phone call put 9/11 trial on hold for more than a year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In August 2013, one of five men accused of helping carry out the September 2001 terrorist attacks met with his defense lawyers in the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Police find no gunman after reports at Virginia university
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A police search of Virginia Commonwealth University on Friday turned up no gunman after the school issued an alert that a possible armed person had been sighted on campus, university officials said.
Baltimore man charged in liquor store fire during April riot
(Reuters) – A Baltimore man was due in federal court on Friday to face charges of setting fire to a liquor store during an April riot that followed the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, prosecutors said.
In Mississippi, ‘last Democrat in Dixie’ fights to survive
(Reuters) – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s campaign messaging highlights his passion for hunting and his ties to the state’s popular Republican governor.
Four injured at Houston-area chemical plant fire
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Four workers were injured in a chemical plant explosion and fire outside of Houston on Friday, emergency officials said.
Drought woes in California town highlight thirsty poultry industry
LIVINGSTON, CALIF/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Residents of Livingston, California have sharply reduced their water usage during the state’s severe drought, now in its fourth year. But this summer, when state officials ranked how water suppliers had done meeting mandated conservation goals, the blue-collar town of 13,800 came in dead last.
Virginia serial killer executed by lethal injection: reports
(Reuters) – Convicted Virginia serial killer Alfredo Prieto was executed by lethal injection on Thursday night, the Washington Post and ABC News reported.
L.A. prosecutors reviewing evidence against Bill Cosby
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles prosecutors are reviewing sexual assault evidence against Bill Cosby, a county official said Thursday, pushing forward a case that could result in the first criminal charges against the comedian.
U.S. courts reject Virginia killer’s bids to avoid execution
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A convicted Virginia serial killer’s legal efforts to avoid execution on Thursday were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court and a federal appeals court.
