FAA Chicago-area air traffic site back in full operations
(Reuters) – Full operation was restored on Monday at a Chicago-area air traffic control site that was shut down in September by a fire allegedly set by a field technician, forcing extensive flight delays and cancellations, the Federal Aviation Administ…
St. Louis area police arrest at least 17 during weekend of protests
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Hundreds of civil rights activists and protesters applauded speakers, preachers and poets on Sunday in a an arena in St. Louis, Missouri, capping a weekend of protests against police violence that included 17 arrests earlier in…
Fay downgraded after brushing Bermuda with high winds, rain
HAMILTON Bermuda (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Fay lost strength after briefly reaching a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic on Sunday, sweeping past Bermuda with strong winds, felling trees and knocking out power to thousands in the British territory.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo forms in Atlantic, heads for Puerto Rico
MIAMI (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed on Sunday in the Atlantic Ocean, east of the Caribbean Islands and was forecast to become a hurricane by the time it reaches Puerto Rico on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Gonzalo to strengthen but unlikely to hit U.S. mainland: NHC
(Reuters) – Tropical storm Gonzalo is expected to strengthen while it moves through the Leeward Islands tonight and early Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Sunday.
Boston patient does not appear to have Ebola, hospital says
(Reuters) – A man in Massachusetts who was being evaluated at a Boston hospital for a possible Ebola infection does not appear to have the deadly disease, officials at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center said on Sunday night.
Alaska ban on same-sex marriage ruled unconstitutional
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Sunday ruled that the state of Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Alaska ban on same-sex marriage ruled unconstitutional
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Sunday ruled that the state of Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Boston hospital monitoring patient for possible Ebola case
(Reuters) – A man in Massachusetts who recently returned from Liberia is being evaluated at a Boston hospital for a potential case of Ebola after complaining of a headache and muscle aches, health officials said on Sunday.
Fay becomes hurricane after brushing Bermuda with high winds, rain
HAMILTON Bermuda (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Fay strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic on Sunday afternoon after sweeping past Bermuda with strong winds and felling trees and knocking out power to thousands in the British territory.