PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A government administrator in Pakistan says two roadside bombs, minutes apart, struck a minibus and a motorcycle in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least six people. The administrator, Meraj Khan, says five passengers in the minivan and the cyclist were killed and four people were wounded…
No one, not even the closest of followers, expected Arlington County Board member John Vihstadt to win re-election on Tuesday by as big a margin as he did. Vihstadt, an independent, became the first non-Democrat elected to the County Board since 1983. But the eye-opener was how he did it: by winning 39 out of…
BOSTON (AP) — Visitors to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum won’t have access to the main exhibit galleries early next year. The JFK Library, located next to the University of Massachusetts-Boston campus, said Thursday that the main galleries will be closed from Jan. 2, 2015, through mid-March for technology and design upgrades….
The Associated Press Flight delays and cancelations on U.S. airlines rose in September, with some of the disruption caused by a fire that shut down an air traffic control center near Chicago. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday that flights on the nation’s largest airlines arrived on time 81.1 percent of the time, down…
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A unique exhibit is putting down anchor at the Spartanburg Art Museum. The exhibit opening on Friday is entitled “Memory Ship” by artist Chis Nitsche. It recreates a 50-foot ship that seems to bisect the gallery walls. The installation is made of 500 square feet of salvaged wood that took almost…
The Associated Press Here are the government’s rankings of the leading airlines and their on-time performance for September. Some airlines, including Spirit and Allegiant, are not included because they operate fewer flights. The federal government counts a flight as on-time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule. 1. Hawaiian Airlines, 90.8 percent 2. Alaska…
YORKTOWN, Va. (AP) — York County officials have issued a health warning to some residents after a raccoon tested positive for rabies. WAVY-TV (http://bit.ly/1xoIynP) reports the rabid raccoon was found recently in the Seaford area. Residents who were exposed to the animal are being asked to contact the York County Health Department or Animal Control…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Amtrak passengers taking the Missouri River Runner between St. Louis and Kansas City will be bused for a portion of their trip for two days next week. The Missouri Department of Transportation says Union Pacific Railroad is replacing a bridge near the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit, forcing the…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers hired Farhan Zaidi as general manager and Josh Byrnes as senior vice president of baseball operations Thursday. The moves are the first major ones under Andrew Friedman, who arrived in Los Angeles from Tampa Bay last month as the new president of baseball operations. Zaidi (ZY-dee) joins the Dodgers…
DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An animal rights group on Thursday asked the Discovery Channel not to air “Eaten Alive,” a show planned for next month where a naturalist attempts to get swallowed by a giant snake. Delcianna Winders, the PETA foundation’s deputy general counsel, said that if Discovery’s promo for…
