NYC taxi fleet owners win right to appeal ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s program to create a nearly uniform taxi fleet with cabs from Nissan Motor Co will face a renewed challenge, after fleet operators opposing the “Taxi of Tomorrow” plan won permission to take their case to the state’s…
Second White House fence jumper faces mental evaluation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The man arrested after jumping the White House fence on Wednesday night was charged in court with two federal offenses on Thursday, including harming a dog the Secret Service used to stop him from entering the presidential mansio…
Pennsylvania sniper hunt takes toll on lookalike, other locals
MOUNTAINHOME Pa. (Reuters) – Pocono Mountain residents are upset now that a six-week-old manhunt for an accused cop killer has forced the cancellation of school, hunting season and even Halloween parades, but few have suffered as much disruption to the…
Six bodies identified after decades in Oklahoma lake
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma authorities have formally identified six people whose bodies were found in a western Oklahoma lake in 2013, bringing a resolution to missing persons mysteries that spanned decades, a spokeswoman for the state medical …
Lockdown lifted for Chicago suburban high school
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago suburban high school that was on lockdown for about two hours on Thursday resumed normal activities after police found that an unattended package did not pose any threat.
Prosecutors accept proposed trial delay for Colorado cinema gunman
DENVER (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the Colorado theater massacre case do not oppose a defense request to delay the murder trial of accused gunman James Holmes until early next year, court papers showed on Thursday.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake quake hits Alaska near Fairbanks
JUNEAU (Reuters) – A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska near Fairbanks on Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, and there were no initial reports of damage or injuries.
Justice Dept. ‘exasperated’ by local probe of Missouri teen shooting
(Reuters) – U.S. Justice Department officials on Thursday criticized local authorities’ investigation of the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, saying the case had been handled in a “selective” and “inappropriate” manner…
California community suffers as wells dry up in drought
East Porterville Calif. (Reuters) – In one of the towns hardest hit by California’s drought, the only way some residents can get water to flush the toilet is to drive to the fire station, hand-pump water into barrels and take it back home.
Olympian Jim Thorpe’s remains should not be moved: U.S. court
(Reuters) – Jim Thorpe’s remains will stay in the Pennsylvania hamlet named for the legendary Native American athlete and Olympics champion, after a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected an effort by two sons to move them to tribal lands in his na…
