Air Force moves to ease stress on overworked U.S. drone pilots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s insatiable demand for intelligence collected by drone aircraft is putting a huge stress on operators who fly them 14 hours a day, Air Force officials said on Thursday as they unveiled bonus pay and other steps…
Obama measures on Cuba trade, travel poke new holes in embargo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States announced sweeping new rules on Thursday that will significantly ease sanctions on Cuba, opening up the communist-ruled island to expanded U.S. travel, trade and financial activities.
Woman facing deportation wins reprieve after months in Philadelphia church
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An illegal immigrant who has taken sanctuary in a Philadelphia church since November to avoid deportation has won a two-year reprieve, U.S. immigration authorities said on Thursday.
Icy roads blamed in deadly Texas prison bus crash
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Icy roads were to blame for a crash that killed 10 people when a prison bus slid off a Texas highway overpass and slammed into a moving freight train, officials said on Thursday.
Wisconsin suspect nabbed when prosthetic leg gets stuck in fence
(Reuters) – A suspect in western Wisconsin led police on a high-speed car chase on slick rural highways only to be caught after his prosthetic leg got stuck in a fence when he fled his vehicle, court documents showed on Thursday.
Critique of Harvard by SEC’s Gallagher sparks rare academic spat
BOSTON (Reuters) – High-profile professors and securities lawyers traded jabs Thursday on the merits of a Harvard University legal project, a scholarly slugfest playing out in the normally staid academic sector tracking corporate governance.
Workers at New York’s giant produce market could strike over weekend
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York restaurants and grocers scrambled on Thursday to make alternative plans for supplies of fresh food ahead of a possible weekend strike at the city’s largest wholesale produce market.
Duke University reverses plan for bell tower Muslim call to prayer
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – Duke University scrapped plans on Thursday to allow the Muslim call to prayer to emanate from its chapel bell tower, university officials said, amid fierce criticism from conservative Christians and anger from alumni.
Traumatized Washington state high school hit by more bomb threats
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state high school that was the scene of a shooting rampage last October was hit with a second day of phoned-in threats of violence on Thursday though police said they believed the calls were hoaxes.
Obama measures on Cuba trade, travel poke new holes in embargo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States announced sweeping new rules on Thursday that will significantly ease sanctions on Cuba, opening up the communist-ruled island to expanded U.S. travel, trade and financial activities.
