Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. Some 29 Turkish Airlines passengers hurt by turbulence headed to New York

More than two dozen people were injured and at least 10 were taken to a hospital after a Turkish Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence on its approach to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, officials said. The New York Fire Department said it was treating 29 passengers for "non-life-threatening injuries" at the airport, after having initially reported the number on Twitter at 32. Coast Guard officer pleads not guilty to weapon and drug charges

A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling weapons and plotting to attack Democratic politicians and TV journalists pleaded not guilty to weapon and drug charges on Monday in a federal courtroom in Maryland. Authorities arrested Christopher Paul Hasson, 49, on Feb. 15 and seized his stash of 15 firearms and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition from his residence in Silver Spring, Maryland. Trump proposes e-cigarette user fee to combat youth usage

U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing adding a user fee to e-cigarettes to fund FDA oversight of new tobacco and nicotine products as part of an effort to reduce use by teenagers, according to his budget proposal released on Monday. The budget estimated that the fee could bring in as much as $100 million a year. Paragliders collide in midair, fall to death in San Diego

Two paragliders collided in midair above one of the most popular paraglider ports in the United States, falling about 75 feet (23 m) to their deaths before horrified witnesses, media reports said, citing witnesses and San Diego officials. After colliding, the two men plummeted onto the bluff above San Diego's Black's Beach on Saturday, "twirling, almost like a leaf falling," witness Ryan Bloum, 25, told the San Diego Union-Tribune. Mumps, other outbreaks force U.S. detention centers to quarantine over 2,000 migrants

Christian Mejia thought he had a shot at getting out of immigration detention in rural Louisiana after he found a lawyer to help him seek asylum. Then he was quarantined. U.S. Olympic medalist Kelly Catlin dies at age 23

Olympian Kelly Catlin, who helped the United States win the women's pursuit team silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games, has died, USA Cycling said on Sunday. The three-time world champion was 23. "The U.S. cycling community suffered a devastating loss with the passing of Kelly Catlin," USA Cycling President and Chief Executive Rob DeMartini said in a statement. "Kelly was more than an athlete to us, and she will always be part of the USA Cycling family." Jacobs Technology wins $785 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon

Jacobs Technology Inc, a unit of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc, has been awarded a $785 million U.S. defense contract for instructors, the Pentagon said on Monday. Pennsylvania state lawmaker offers bill to save nuclear power plants

Pennsylvania state Representative Tom Mehaffie introduced legislation on Monday that would compensate the state's nuclear reactors for the zero-carbon energy they produce, in an effort to provide the plants with enough revenue to stay open. Nuclear power plants in Pennsylvania generate 42 percent of the state's electricity and provide 93 percent of its zero-carbon electricity. But they were not among the 16 forms of energy projects included in the state's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) program, which requires energy suppliers to buy credits that help fund wind, solar and other projects. Jaguar claws Arizona woman who climbed zoo barrier to take a selfie

A jaguar clawed an Arizona woman who climbed over a barrier to take a picture at the Wildlife World Zoo near Phoenix, officials said, and the zoo assured animal lovers the big cat would not be put down. Cellphone video of the incident showed at least one gash on the woman's left forearm as she writhed on the ground in pain on Saturday.