Rocket plane’s tail activated prematurely in fatal crash
MOJAVE Calif. (Reuters) – A team investigating the fatal test-flight crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship found that its rotating tail, designed to ease reentry into the atmosphere, was activated prematurely, and said pilot error could not be…
First tenants move into One World Trade Center, tallest U.S. building
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thirteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the first tenants moved their belongings into the newly built One World Trade Center with enthusiasm tinged by emotional remembrance.
U.S. enhances security screening for travelers from Europe, Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Concerned about foreign fighters from Syria and Iraq, Washington imposed extra security measures on Monday for travelers from countries, mostly in Europe and Asia, whose citizens do not need a visa to get into the United States.
Ebola nurse, Maine settle quarantine suit
BRUNSWICK Maine/WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The state of Maine and a nurse who had treated victims of the Ebola virus in West Africa reached a settlement deal on Monday, allowing her to travel freely in public but requiring her to monitor her health…
Dutch killer van der Sloot stabbed in prison, lawyer claims
LIMA (Reuters) – The lawyer of convicted killer Joran van der Sloot said on Monday that the Dutch citizen had been stabbed repeatedly in a Peruvian prison in recent days, but local penitentiary authorities deny the attacks took place.
U.S. top court leaves intact New York City pregnancy center rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact part of a controversial New York City law that forces crisis pregnancy centers to inform clients whether they have a licensed medical provider on staff.
Decades after NY molesting conviction, Friedman fights to clear name
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jesse Friedman, whose conviction as a teenage child molester was portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film “Capturing the Friedmans,” is not giving up his decades-long campaign to clear his name.
Rare early season storm brings record-setting snowfall to Maine
BRUNSWICK Maine (Reuters) – A rare early season snowstorm brought 50-miles-per-hour (80-kph) winds and record-breaking snowfall to parts of Maine overnight, leaving more than 140,000 homes and businesses without power on Monday.
Texas teen arrested for killing man with car in liquor dispute
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Texan has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man with a car after he refused to buy the youth alcohol, police in Abilene said on Monday.
Texas teen arrested for killing man with car in liquor dispute
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Texan has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man with a car after he refused to buy the youth alcohol, police in Abilene said on Monday.
