Man, 14-year-old boy die in New York state plane collision: police
(Reuters) – The pilot of a small plane and his 14-year-old passenger died on Saturday when their aircraft struck another plane and crashed during an event in upstate New York to introduce young people to aviation, officials said.
U.S. flight woes linger after Chicago air traffic center fire
(Reuters) – U.S. airports reported hundreds of residual flight cancellations on Saturday, a day after a fire at a Chicago-area air traffic control center that authorities said was set by an employee who then tried to take his own life.
Juror removed from Florida retrial after report he questioned prosecutor’s ability
JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Reuters) – A juror was removed on Saturday in the Florida trial of a white man accused of murdering an unarmed black teen after a published report the jury member questioned the competence of the state attorney handling the racially …
Man, 14-year-old boy die in New York state plane collision: police
(Reuters) – The pilot of a small plane and his 14-year-old passenger died on Saturday when their aircraft struck another plane and crashed during an event in upstate New York to introduce young people to aviation, officials said.
Maryland hospital to care for U.S. doctor exposed to Ebola in West Africa
(Reuters) – The U.S. National Institutes of Health plans to admit to one of its special observation wards an American physician exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone, it said on Saturday.
U.S. flight woes linger after Chicago air traffic center fire
(Reuters) – U.S. airports reported hundreds of residual flight cancellations on Saturday, a day after an employee apparently set a Chicago-area air traffic control center on fire and tried to take his own life.
Woman accused of kidnapping daughter in 1994 extradited to U.S. from Australia
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – A woman accused of taking her baby daughter from the legal custody of her father in the United States 20 years ago has been extradited from Australia to face criminal charges in the United States, authorities said on Saturda…
Four members of women’s college softball team killed in Oklahoma bus crash
(Reuters) – Four members of a women’s college softball team were killed and a dozen other people were injured when a truck crashed into the players’ bus on an Oklahoma highway late on Friday, authorities said.
Oregon teen accused of bringing homemade bomb to school
(Reuters) – An Oregon teen has been detained on charges of bringing a homemade bomb to his high school and causing a campus evacuation on Friday, police said.
James Traficant of Ohio, former congressman and felon, is dead
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative James Traficant of Ohio, a brash, eccentric figure known for his bombastic speeches who went to prison for corruption, died on Saturday at age 73, his family attorney said.