Oklahoma governor to move daughter’s mobile home from mansion grounds
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A mobile home belonging to the daughter of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin will be removed from its parking spot on the grounds of the governor’s mansion after it was found to be in violation of zoning laws, the governor said on Wednesday.
New York state man charged with supporting Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities arrested a man in western New York and charged him with supporting Islamic State by traveling to Turkey to help the militant group, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Cathay Pacific flight makes emergency landing in Alaska’s Aleutians
(Reuters) – A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles diverted to a U.S. military airport in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on Wednesday due to smoke in the aircraft, an airline spokeswoman said.
TSA chief vows to close security gaps at U.S. airports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new leader of the Transportation Security Administration said on Wednesday his top priority would be to close security gaps at airport checkpoints where an internal report showed 96 percent of undercover tests failed.
Prosecutor to release video on University of Cincinnati police shooting
(Reuters) – The Hamilton County Prosecutor’s office said it will release on Wednesday body-camera video footage of the July 19 police shooting of a black man near the University of Cincinnati.
Mass. man accused of plotting college bombing pleads not guilty
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (Reuters) – The son of a Boston police captain arrested this month and accused of planning to bomb a college cafeteria on behalf of the Islamic State militant group pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges.
Search for 14-year-old Florida boaters enters sixth day
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The search for two 14-year-old boys from Florida who went missing while on a fishing trip in the Atlantic Ocean entered a sixth day on Wednesday, with the U.S. Coast Guard saying there was still a chance they may survive their…
Judge dismisses ‘pyramid scheme’ lawsuit versus Herbalife, CEO
(Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Herbalife Ltd and its chief executive officer of misrepresenting the weight-loss and nutritional products maker’s sales practices as legitimate when the company was “at its core” a pyramid sc…
Death of woman in jail cell prompts Texas House committee meeting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas House of Representative committee plans to meet on Thursday to look into conditions that led to the death of Sandra Bland, a black motorist whose apparent suicide in jail has raised questions about what role race playe…
London-bound BA flight lands in Montreal after bomb threat
MONTREAL (Reuters) – A British Airways flight from Las Vegas to London made an emergency landing in Montreal early on Wednesday due to concern that a bomb threat had been made, an airport spokesman said.
