Judge issues order enforcing Ebola isolation of defiant Maine nurse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The confrontation between the state of Maine and a nurse who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone heated up on Friday when a judge issued a temporary order enforcing a quarantine after she defied state officials and took a bike…
Motorbike stuntman who taunted police on viral video arrested
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A motorcycle stuntman who filmed himself taunting a police officer while other bikers performed tricks on a freeway in California has been arrested, police said on Thursday.
Accused Colorado cinema gunman’s lawyers want second sanity exam barred
DENVER (Reuters) – Defense lawyers in the Colorado theater massacre case want a second court-ordered sanity examination undergone by accused gunman James Holmes barred from his upcoming murder trial, court documents on Thursday showed.
Prosecutor seeks death penalty in Pennsylvania police ambush
(Reuters) – Prosecutors will seek the death sentence for Eric Frein, the suspect in the September murder of a Pennsylvania state trooper, the district attorney of Pike County said on Thursday.
Lack of mechanics threatens U.S. Air Force target date for F-35
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force may miss its target of August 2016 to start using the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet in combat if Congress blocks the service’s plan to retire its A-10 tank-killer aircraft, a top U.S. general said Thurs…
Four dead, five injured after plane crashes at Kansas airport
WICHITA Kan. (Reuters) – Four people were killed, including the pilot, and five injured when a small airplane crashed into a building at Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita on Thursday, setting off an explosion and huge fireball, officials said.
Suspect identified in eight graffiti vandalism cases in National Parks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Federal officials have publicly identified a woman suspected of graffiti vandalism in at least eight national parks across the West, including Yosemite and Death Valley in California, and credit social media for helping pinpoint…
San Francisco to raise minimum wage to $11.05 per hour
(Reuters) – San Francisco will raise the city’s minimum wage to $11.05 per hour from the start of next year, up from $10.74 currently, the mayor’s office said on Thursday.
National Guard arrives in Hawaii town threatened by lava
PAHOA Hawaii (Reuters) – National Guard troops arrived in a Hawaii town threatened by a slow-moving river of molten lava on Thursday, and were greeted with cheers by residents of the Big Island community where they are to provide security as the volcan…
Stockton, California, workers relieved as judge ruling secures pensions
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – Stockton, California, employees breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as a judge ruled the city could exit bankruptcy, leaving benefits administered by public pension giant Calpers untouched.
