American Airlines permanently banned a passenger after a flight attendant was injured. The Justice Department reached an $88 million settlement with Charleston church shooting victims. And …
American Airlines permanently banned a passenger after a flight attendant was injured. The Justice Department reached an $88 million settlement with Charleston church shooting victims. And a new DNA technique proved a man’s relation to Sitting Bull. ???? Hey! Laura here. It’s Thursday, so here’s all the news you need to know. The Short List is a snappy USA TODAY news roundup. Subscribe to the newsletter here or text messages here. An American Airlines flight from New York to Orange County, California, was forced to divert to Denver Wednesday after the airline says a passenger «physically assaulted» a female flight attendant. American Airlines offered support to the injured flight attendant and banned the passenger from ever flying with the airline again. «We will not be satisfied until he has been prosecuted to the full extent of the law,» the airline said in a statement. It wasn’t clear what prompted the incident, but witnesses reported seeing blood on the flight attendant’s face mask afterward. The passenger was arrested after the plane landed in Denver. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was hit with a misdemeanor criminal complaint Thursday in connection with an alleged incident of forcible touching at the Executive Mansion that helped lead to his downfall.
