O Hare terminals lose power after explosion
An electrical explosion at O'Hare International Airport knocked out power to two terminals delaying flights and injuring two workers updating the electrical system. The outage did not hit air traffic control towers but disrupted security checkpoints, with power restored to one terminal and partial recovery in the other. American Airlines and US Airways were most affected.
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Chicago
O’hare International
John Roberson
Roberson
Aviation Department
Annette Martinez
American Airlines
U.S. Airways
Murderer can stay in isolation for now
A federal appeals court ruled that Daniel Delker, a white supremacist inmate who murdered a guard in 1973, may remain in solitary confinement indefinitely provided periodic reviews are conducted. The court found the prison's reviews to be meaningful and constitutional, despite claims they were rote.
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Philadelphia
Daniel Delker
Pittsburgh
Clearfield County
Institutional Law Project
Delker
3Rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hostage incident ends with inmate shot at Delaware prison
In Smyrna Delaware an inmate identified as Scott A Miller aged 45 who held a woman hostage at the Delaware Correctional Center was shot and killed by a Corrections Department emergency response sharpshooter after authorities believed the hostage faced imminent danger. The hostage was reported safe and undergoing medical evaluation. Miller, convicted of multiple sex offenses and kidnapping in 1997, faced 699 years in sentences.
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Smyrna
Del
Corrections Department
Department
Beth Welch
Scott A. Miller
Delaware Correctional Center
Miller
Booster shots eyed as whooping cough risk rises
U S officials weigh pertussis boosters as immunity wanes after adolescence. GlaxoSmithKline seeks FDA approval for a booster while Aventis Pasteur trails. Meantime, disease endangers newborns who rely on others’ vaccination, with over 11 000 U S cases reported last year and experts warning many more exist unseen.
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Washington
GlaxoSmith-Kline
Food and Drug Administration
Aventis Pasteur
United States
Murphy
Kathryn Edwards
Vanderbilt University
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