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.
Bike-riding nurse defies Ebola quarantine, on collision course with governor
CAPE ELIZABETH Maine (Reuters) – A nurse who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone but has tested negative for the virus went for a bike ride on Thursday, defying Maine’s order that she be quarantined in her home and setting up a legal collision with …
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, Kansas, on Thursday, setting off an explosion and huge ball of fire, officials sa…
Pennsylvania manhunt ends with capture of police ambush suspect
TANNERSVILLE Pa. (Reuters) – The survivalist suspected of killing a Pennsylvania state trooper and seriously wounding a second officer in a sniper attack in September was taken into custody after a seven-week manhunt, police said on Thursday.
New Jersey man whose son, 4, fatally shot neighbor, pleads guilty
(Reuters) – A New Jersey father whose 4-year-old son shot and killed a 6-year-old neighbor pleaded guilty on Thursday to endangering the welfare of children by keeping unsecured firearms, authorities said.
