U.S. regulator proposes to let Delta keep Seattle-Haneda route
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday proposed to let Delta Air lines keep a route between Seattle and Haneda Airport in Tokyo, but only if the carrier maintained a daily service year-round.
Texas taxidermist pleads guilty to illegal rhino horn trade
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas taxidermist faces up to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to participating in the illegal sales of rhino horns, prosecutors said on Friday.
Shopping center near Pentagon given ‘all-clear’ over bomb threat: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Arlington County Police said in a tweet on Friday they gave the “all-clear” to a shopping center near the headquarters of the U.S. Defense Department, with business returning to normal and roads re-opening after bomb-sniffing dog…
Police seek two people unaccounted for after New York explosion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two people remained unaccounted for on Friday in the wake of an apparent gas explosion that destroyed four New York City apartment buildings and injured 19 people, police said.
N.Y. broker-dealer execs get prison time for Venezuelan bribe scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former executives of a defunct Wall Street broker-dealer were sentenced to prison on Friday for participating in a scheme to pay $5 million in bribes to an official at a Venezuelan state economic development bank in exchange fo…
Colorado lawmaker says attack on pregnant woman ‘curse of God’
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado lawmaker who said an attack on a woman whose unborn child was cut from her womb was a “curse of God” caused by U.S. policy on abortion was criticized by Democrats and Republicans alike on Thursday.
Woman charged with scamming Boston bombing victims fund
(Reuters) – A Boston woman has been indicted with fraudulently obtaining $8,000 from the fund set up for victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and thousands more from other fundraising, officials said on Thursday.
Police settle suit over use of tear gas during Missouri protests
(Reuters) – Three Missouri police agencies have agreed to restrict the use of tear gas as part of a settlement of a lawsuit alleging that officers used heavy-handed tactics to quell protests in Ferguson after a white officer fatally shot an unarmed bla…
San Francisco jail guards forced inmates to fight: public defender
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Several guards at San Francisco’s main county jail orchestrated “gladiator-style” fights between inmates, placed bets on the outcomes and threatened those who disobeyed, the city’s public defender said on Thursday.
Labor unions, developers reach agreement on Los Angeles-area NFL stadium
(Reuters) – Labor leaders said on Thursday they had reached an agreement with developers of a proposed Los Angeles-area stadium project, which is backed by the billionaire owner of the St. Louis Rams, that could become home for an NFL team.
