Boston commuter rail operator sues after losing renewal contract
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co, which lost a multibillion-dollar bid to continue operating Boston’s commuter rail system, said on Thursday it asked a judge to block the winner Keolis’ contract, citing problems with its ap…
U.S. jobless claims tumble to three-month low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected and hit a three-month low last week, a sign of strength in a labor market that has been hobbled by severe weather.
Virginia university bomb threat probe wraps up, classes resume
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police have finished investigating a written bomb threat at Virginia’s George Mason University and classes will resume as scheduled, the school said on Thursday.
American Eagle flight makes emergency landing in Texas
(Reuters) – An American Eagle Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Greenville, Texas, on Wednesday night after the pilot of the Embraer 145 plane reported smoke in the cockpit, an American Eagle spokeswoman said.
CIA probing allegations it improperly monitored Senate committee: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA’s internal watchdog has begun a probe of whether members of the agency secretly monitored a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation of Bush-era detention and interrogation policies, according to media reports on Wedne…
Snowmobiler trapped in Colorado avalanche
DENVER (Reuters) – An avalanche tore down a southwestern Colorado mountainside on Wednesday burying five snowmobilers, one of whom remained unaccounted for, in a winter season that has already left at least 19 people dead, authorities said.
U.S. freedom of navigation operations in 2013 targeted China, Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military carried out freedom of navigation operations challenging the maritime claims of China, Iran and 10 other countries last year, asserting its transit rights in defiance of efforts to restrict passage, a Pentagon r…
Same-sex couples challenge Wyoming’s ban on gay marriage
(Reuters) – Four same-sex couples filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging on constitutional grounds Wyoming’s ban on gay marriage, a gay advocacy group said, following a recent string of court decisions striking down similar restrictions.
Ex-nurse behind U.S. Congress mail threat gets two years in prison
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – A former nurse from Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday for mailing more than 100 threatening letters containing white powder to members of Congress and media organizations in February o…
U.S. government sues Philadelphia schools over beard policy
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The U.S. government sued Philadelphia’s school district for religious discrimination on Wednesday for demanding that a veteran Muslim police officer trim his beard.
