Shell says ‘optimistic’ on U.S. refinery contract talks
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Lead industry negotiator Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on Thursday it was “optimistic” a new three-year agreement could be reached with a union representing hourly workers at 63 U.S. refineries that account for two-thirds of U.S. refin…
Delta Air Lines pilot locked out of cockpit for Las Vegas landing
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines Inc jet ended its flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas on Thursday with its captain locked out of his cockpit, the airline said.
Suspected Ebola patient admitted to California hospital
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A patient suspected of contracting Ebola after traveling in West Africa and exhibiting symptoms of the disease was admitted on Thursday to a special isolation hospital unit in Sacramento and was being tested for infection…
NYC public defenders in video advocate killing police, city finds
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Attorneys at a New York City public defenders’ office participated in an online video that advocated the killing of police officers, featuring the lyrics “time to start killing these coppers,” a city investigation disclosed on Thur…
Pilots’ trans-Pacific balloon journey eclipses distance record
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – Two balloonists crossing over the Pacific Ocean from Japan surpassed a distance record on Thursday for gas-filled balloon travel and are heading toward a landing in Mexico’s Baja California in two days, officials said.
Texas executes man for killing woman, setting her body on fire
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Thursday executed Robert Ladd, 57, who was convicted of bludgeoning and choking a woman to death in her home in 1996 and then setting her body on fire.
Louisiana inmate with case before top U.S. court freed after 30 years
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A Louisiana inmate whose case for leniency is before the U.S. Supreme Court was freed from prison on Thursday after 30 years behind bars in a deal with prosecutors that cancels his life sentence handed down when he was a teenage…
Texas executes man who murdered woman, set her body on fire
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Thursday executed Robert Ladd, 57, who was convicted of bludgeoning and choking a woman to death in her home in 1996 and then setting her body on fire.
New York couple sentenced to prison after woman held in apartment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York couple who faced life imprisonment on charges of holding a paralyzed woman captive for over a year received sentences on Thursday of more than a decade in prison in a plea deal with prosecutors.
U.S. funding impasse blocks Secret Service hires: Homeland Security chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service cannot hire new agents for the next presidential election or make improvements at the agency until Congress settles a dispute over funding, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Thursday.
