Colorado nurse sues after being a ‘hostage’ in armed gunman drill
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado woman is suing the nursing home where she worked and local police for allegedly not telling her that a gunman who held her hostage was a police officer conducting a safety drill, court documents show.
Gunman, two others killed in North Carolina shooting
(Reuters) – A North Carolina man who opened fire on Wednesday on a mobile home with six people inside, killing two, was himself killed in an exchange of gunfire with authorities in a incident that also left three sheriff’s deputies wounded, authorities…
Airlines seek court review of higher U.S. fee on plane tickets
(Reuters) – Two airline trade groups asked a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday to review fee increases on airplane tickets imposed by the Transportation Security Administration, saying the agency is “improperly” raising taxes on travelers and hurting car…
Five arrested for Atlantic City casino heist
(Reuters) – Five people, including a security guard, have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery of $181,000 from the Caesars Atlantic City casino last week, police said on Wednesday,
Peace Corps pulls volunteers from West Africa due to Ebola
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Peace Corps said on Wednesday it was pulling all 340 volunteers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea because of the spreading Ebola virus that has killed 672 people in the three countries since February.
New York police unions lose bid to challenge stop-and-frisk settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s police unions cannot challenge a sweeping settlement over the city’s controversial stop-and-frisk police tactic, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday, clearing the way for reforms to take effect.
Oregon woman bought sleeping pills before going missing
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A missing Oregon stay-at-home mother of two young children bought sleeping pills and snacks on an errand run in her small community before she disappeared, but she did not buy enough pills to harm herself, police in Oregon sai…
Police assist ‘Woman in Black’ after crowd surrounds her in Virginia
(Reuters) – A woman dressed in all black who has been spotted strolling along highways in the U.S. Southeast and Midwest needed police assistance after she was surrounded by a group of about 50 curious people in Virginia, authorities said on Wednesday….
Florida mother arrested for letting 7-year-old son walk alone to park
(Reuters) – A Florida mother faces charges of child neglect for allowing her 7-year-old son to walk alone to a neighborhood park to play, authorities said on Wednesday.
New York Met Opera proposes federal mediators in bitter labor dispute
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s Metropolitan Opera has proposed bringing in a federal mediator to resolve its most bitter labor dispute with its musicians and other unionized employees in decades, the company said on Wednesday.
