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WASHINGTON, D.C.
Treats from the White House
More than 2,000 kids got candy from President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House.
The Obamas smiled, chatted and passed out goody bags to parents and their children who came in costume. Michelle Obama wore furry cat ears.
The candy bags included White House M&Ms imprinted with the president's signature, dried fruit and a butter cookie made by White House pastry chef Bill Yosses.
Tiera Thomas, 11, said that she was excited to get candy, but that the best part was meeting the president, who touched her hand and said, "Happy Halloween."
MICHIGAN
Arrests linked to mosque leader
The FBI said two men linked to the slain leader of a Detroit mosque have been arrested in Ontario, Canada.
Mohammad Philistine and Yassir Ali Khan were taken into custody across the border from Detroit, according to the FBI.
They were the last of 11 men sought in a federal criminal complaint that listed several charges, including conspiracy to sell stolen goods.
Also charged was Luqman Ameen Abdullah, a Detroit mosque leader who was fatally shot Wednesday by federal agents trying to arrest him. The FBI said he had an anti-government ideology, but Abdullah's colleagues deny that. Hundreds attended his funeral Saturday.
PENNSYLVANIA
No transit strike in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania's governor and Philadelphia's mayor announced that the city transit system's largest union had agreed not to go on strike as contract talks continued.
Gov. Edward G. Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter told reporters late Saturday afternoon that a 6 p.m. strike deadline would pass with no walkout by the union representing more than 5,000 bus drivers, subway and trolley operators and mechanics of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Rendell said there had been "substantial progress," and that although no agreement had been reached, he hoped one could be made quickly.
"We expect a contract very soon," agreed Willie Brown, president of the Transport Workers Union Local 234.
Nutter said that union and transit system negotiators would stay at the table until they reached a new contract, and that a walkout was "off the table."
TEXAS
Treats from the White House
More than 2,000 kids got candy from President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House.
The Obamas smiled, chatted and passed out goody bags to parents and their children who came in costume. Michelle Obama wore furry cat ears.
The candy bags included White House M&Ms imprinted with the president's signature, dried fruit and a butter cookie made by White House pastry chef Bill Yosses.
Tiera Thomas, 11, said that she was excited to get candy, but that the best part was meeting the president, who touched her hand and said, "Happy Halloween."
MICHIGAN
Arrests linked to mosque leader
The FBI said two men linked to the slain leader of a Detroit mosque have been arrested in Ontario, Canada.
Mohammad Philistine and Yassir Ali Khan were taken into custody across the border from Detroit, according to the FBI.
They were the last of 11 men sought in a federal criminal complaint that listed several charges, including conspiracy to sell stolen goods.
Also charged was Luqman Ameen Abdullah, a Detroit mosque leader who was fatally shot Wednesday by federal agents trying to arrest him. The FBI said he had an anti-government ideology, but Abdullah's colleagues deny that. Hundreds attended his funeral Saturday.
PENNSYLVANIA
No transit strike in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania's governor and Philadelphia's mayor announced that the city transit system's largest union had agreed not to go on strike as contract talks continued.
Gov. Edward G. Rendell and Mayor Michael Nutter told reporters late Saturday afternoon that a 6 p.m. strike deadline would pass with no walkout by the union representing more than 5,000 bus drivers, subway and trolley operators and mechanics of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Rendell said there had been "substantial progress," and that although no agreement had been reached, he hoped one could be made quickly.
"We expect a contract very soon," agreed Willie Brown, president of the Transport Workers Union Local 234.
Nutter said that union and transit system negotiators would stay at the table until they reached a new contract, and that a walkout was "off the table."
TEXAS
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