Bomb threat forces Miami-bound plane to land in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A passenger’s bomb threat aboard a United Airlines-SkyWest plane bound for Miami on Wednesday forced the airliner to land in New Orleans, authorities said.
Supreme Court weighs worker pay for security checks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday over whether companies must pay workers for time spent undergoing security checks at the end of their shifts in a case involving an Amazon.com Inc warehousing contractor.
Workers to block Atlantic City streets in Trump protest
(Reuters) – Casino workers plan to block traffic near a major entrance to Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday to protest attempts to terminate health benefits for union members at the Trump Taj Mahal casino, according to union officials.
California juvenile camp therapist pleads not guilty to molesting teen
(Reuters) – A former California juvenile detention camp therapist has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy whom she was treating, the Los Angeles County prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Three get life in prison over sports shoe murder in Georgia
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Three suburban Atlanta residents have been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a 14-year-old before taking his collection of high-end sports shoes, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
U.S. to screen travelers arriving from Ebola-stricken countries: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Travelers arriving in the United Stated from Ebola-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea will face mandatory screening measures for the deadly virus as soon as this weekend, according to a media report on Wednesday.
Fayetteville: A Military Town’s Second Thoughts
FAYETTEVILLE, NC, Oct 8 (Reuters) – After 13 years of war, life outside the gates of the United States’ largest military base has settled into a familiar ebb and flow.
Plans to move Washington’s popular Spy Museum collapse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Plans to move the International Spy Museum, one of Washington’s most popular tourist draws, into a historic library have fallen through, organizers said.
Veteran Alaska radio host shot dead, foster son arrested
(Reuters) – A longtime Anchorage public radio host was found shot dead in his home and his teenage foster son was suspected of killing him out of anger after being punished for synthetic drug use, Anchorage police said on Wednesday.
Video game win cited at trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber’s friend
BOSTON (Reuters) – A man who says he was too high to remember the removal of a backpack from the college dorm room of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect was alert enough to win a video game that same night, a key prosecution witness testified on Wedne…
