To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Scott Erickson, +1-651-226-3797, or Kimberly Seitz, +1- 703-481-4463, both of ALPA Arbitrator rules Pinnacle Airlines Corp. and Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.

By Jane Roberts Airline industry observers expect Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. to announce this week that they are merging.

By Jane Roberts Saying they are no closer to a deal today than when federal mediation began more than a year ago, pilots at Pinnacle Airlines Inc. Monday asked for binding arbitration, a winner-take-all strategy they think will favor them.

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Capt. Scott Erickson, +1-651-226-3797, or Kimberly Seitz, +1-703-481-4440, both of Air Line Pilots Association, International WASHINGTON, Dec.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- A man ranting about "the blood" burst into a church sanctuary during a service, sloshed fuel onto people and started a fire, police and church officials said Thursday.