U.S. airlines rank lowest in satisfaction among travel sectors: poll
(Reuters) – U.S. airlines lag hotels and online travel agencies in customer satisfaction as travelers face increasingly cramped airplanes and poor in-flight service, a poll published on Tuesday showed.
Boy Scouts revoke Seattle church’s charter over gay scout leader
(Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America has severed ties with a Seattle church that has insisted on allowing a gay man to remain as a troop leader, the youth organization said on Monday.
Two wounded in gunfire near Washington, D.C., zoo
(Reuters) – Two men were wounded on Monday by gunshots near a Washington, D.C., zoo shortly after it hosted an annual Easter event that drew thousands of people, police said.
Death toll in Washington state mudslide rises to 41
(Reuters) – The death toll from a mudslide in Washington state last month rose to 41 on Monday after search teams pulled two more bodies from the mud and rubble, county officials said.
Alaska pot legalization vote pushed back to November
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A ballot initiative that could make Alaska the third U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana will go before voters in a general election in November rather than in August as previously scheduled, officials said on Monda…
Tunnel delays latest blow to downtown Seattle revitalization
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A damaged drilling machine built to bore an expressway tunnel beneath Seattle will be out of commission months longer than initially thought, officials said on Monday, marking the latest blow to a key component of a majo…
Lawyer appointed for Utah mother accused of killing six newborns
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah mother accused of killing six of her newborn babies over the course of a decade made her first appearance in court on Monday and was appointed a public defender after telling the judge she has not earned an income in t…
PG&E pleads not guilty to federal charges in deadly California blast
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Pacific Gas and Electric Co pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal charges stemming from a natural gas pipeline explosion in California that killed eight people and injured 58 others in 2010, according to court filings.
Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon, first U.S. victor in decades
By Scott Malone, Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Richard Valdmanis
Jurors hear cleric’s praise for September 11 attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a video of radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri shown to jurors at his trial on Monday, he did not hesitate when a television interviewer asked him about the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States that killed nearl…
