JetBlue believes it could not predict ex-pilot’s midair meltdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – JetBlue Airways Corp believes it had no way to know it should have grounded a former pilot before his midair meltdown forced an emergency landing, and that his $14.9 million damages lawsuit should be dismissed.
U.S. House lifts ban on Capitol Hill sledding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives has voted to lift a ban on sledding on the U.S. Capitol grounds, freeing the area for one of Washington’s winter delights, the District of Columbia’s congresswoman said.
Man who flew gyrocopter to U.S. Capitol faces up to nine and a half years in prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in April faces up to 9-1/2 years in prison after being indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday.
U.S. Navy paying ‘whole lot of attention’ to cyber threats: Mabus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy is working hard to improve the cyber security of its computer networks and weapon and communications systems, while bracing for potential attacks on power grids and fuel supplies, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Wedne…
Man tasered, arrested at Los Angeles International Airport
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man who was not cooperating with Transportation Security Administration officers in a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was tasered and arrested on Wednesday, an airport police spokeswoman said.
FBI joins probe in fatal shooting of Colorado bicyclist
DENVER (Reuters) – The FBI has joined an investigation into the fatal shooting of a bicyclist in a part of northern Colorado where a woman was recently hit by a bullet in the neck while driving, authorities said on Wednesday.
Multi-state accord to aid consumers with credit report errors
(Reuters) – The three major U.S. consumer credit reporting agencies have agreed to improve their approach to fixing mistakes on consumers’ reports and address disputes more effectively, under a settlement with 31 state attorneys general announced on We…
Four Connecticut police officers cleared in fatal 2013 shooting
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – Connecticut prosecutors on Wednesday cleared four police officers in the 2013 shooting of a black suspect who died of wounds sustained while police tried to arrest him in a parking lot in Bridgeport, the state’s largest ci…
New video surfaces showing Freddie Gray arrest in Baltimore
(Reuters) – A new video has surfaced revealing a key part of the arrest of Freddie Gray, the Baltimore black man whose death from injuries sustained in police custody sparked riots and led to a federal investigation.
Elderly Idaho BASE jumper died in burning parachute stunt
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A 73-year-old man who died earlier this month in a botched 500-foot (150-meter) BASE jump from an Idaho bridge was attempting to be the first known jumper to perform a stunt in which one of two parachutes is set aflame, author…
