Final contract offer to end refinery walkout still on table: Marathon
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum Corp’s “last, best and final offer” to settle an 11-week walkout by hourly workers at the Galveston Bay Refinery remains on the negotiating table despite being rejected by the United Steelworkers union (USW), the …
Four decades after jail escape, inmate to return to North Carolina
(Reuters) – After almost four decades on the run, an escaped North Carolina prison inmate is back behind bars in Kentucky, having turned himself in over medical issues, authorities said on Wednesday.
SkyWest plane with sick passenger makes emergency landing in Buffalo, N.Y.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A SkyWest Airlines flight made an emergency landing on Wednesday in Buffalo, New York, after a passenger lost consciousness, the airline said.
Pentagon chief warns sexual assault problem could deter recruits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Ash Carter warned on Wednesday that the military’s sexual assault problem could drive away new recruits, and urged a group of officer trainees to have the courage to speak out against behavior that contributes t…
U.S. Marshals Service reviewing incident of deputy smashing citizen’s phone
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. Marshals Service is reviewing an incident after a video posted on the Internet appeared to show one of its deputies snatching away and smashing the cell phone of a woman who was filming police and federal agents making …
FBI, local prosecutors raid California city’s government offices
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Local prosecutors and FBI agents raided city government offices in Beaumont, California, and the premises of a management consulting firm that has worked with the city on Wednesday as part of an investigation that authorities de…
Streets near White House closed due to suspicious package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Streets near the White House were shut down temporarily on Wednesday because of a suspicious package, but the area has since been cleared, the U.S. Secret Service said.
Officer who shot Washington state farm worker had aided him in house fire
SEATTLE (Reuters) – One of three police officers who fatally shot a Mexican orchard worker in Washington state after he pelted them with rocks had come to the immigrant’s aid during a house fire weeks before the February slaying, police said on Wednesd…
Mother of ex-NFL star’s murder victim to pursue civil suit
BOSTON (Reuters) – The mother of the semiprofessional football player murdered by former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez said on Wednesday that she would resume her wrongful death civil suit against the ex-NFL star.
Transgender teen gets South Carolina to change driver’s license policy
(Reuters) – South Carolina’s motor vehicles agency will change its driver’s license photo policy as part of a settlement reached with a transgender teenager who was required to remove her makeup for her picture last year, lawyers said on Wednesday.
