New Jersey university probes threats against African-Americans
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s Kean University is investigating threats of violence against African-Americans on its campus that appeared on social media while students were staging protests over racial inequality, the school said on Wednesday.
Florida citrus executives, company CEO killed in Nicaragua crash
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two Florida citrus industry executives were killed in a helicopter crash in Nicaragua along with the CEO of Costa Rican citrus company TicoFrut, who was the son-in-law of a former Nicaraguan president, company officials said on Wednes…
Holiday delays likely at U.S. airports as security tightens: analysts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Millions of Americans traveling next week for the Thanksgiving holiday likely should expect airport delays from tighter security prompted by extremist attacks in Paris, analysts said on Wednesday.
Florida city to divert highway water runoff to neighborhood lawns
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Enough dirty storm water runs off a two-mile stretch of Interstate 4 in Central Florida to fill seven Olympic swimming pools a day, so officials devised an innovative scheme to siphon it into the local water treatment system, …
Hawaii court temporarily blocks telescope project amid protests
(Reuters) – The Hawaii Supreme Court has temporarily blocked construction of one of the world’s largest telescopes on a dormant volcano, following a challenge by Native Hawaiians and environmentalists who say the project would damage sacred lands.
Texas judicial candidate charged with forcing women into sex
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A candidate for judge in San Antonio has been arrested on charges that he had sex with several female clients, including liaisons that took place in courthouse jury rooms, officials said on Wednesday.
Former Chunghwa executive pleads guilty in price-fixing of cathode ray tubes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former sales executive of Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd, Chun-Cheng (Alex) Yeh, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix the prices of CDTs, a type of cathode ray tube used to make computer monitors and other devices.
Congressman developing legislation to tighten U.S. visa waiver program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Committee said on Wednesday he was developing legislation to tighten the U.S. visa waiver program as Congress seeks ways to tighten security after the deadly attacks…
Five bikers charged in deadly Texas fight file civil rights suit
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Five of the bikers indicted in the deadly May fight among motorcycle gangs in Texas filed a civil rights lawsuits this week against McLennan County officials and Waco police, claiming wrongful arrest and incarceration, accordi…
Presidential candidate Bush wants increased U.S. presence on ground in Iraq
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush called for an increased American troop presence on the ground in Iraq to counter Islamic State militants following the Paris attacks, saying President Barack Obama’s policy of air …
