U.S. Marines resume F-35B flights; F-35A engine parts found after fire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps on Friday resumed flights of its Lockheed Martin Corp LMT.N F-35B jets that were suspended following a fire on an Air Force F-35A and prepared for the jet’s global debut in Britain next month after the disco…
Mississippi Tea Party leader dead in apparent suicide
(Reuters) – A prominent lawyer and leader of the Mississippi Tea Party, who was arrested in connection with photos posted online of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s bedridden wife, died on Friday of an apparent suicide, the man’s attorney said.
U.S. states greet new fiscal year with more spending, school funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Days before most U.S. states’ new fiscal year begins, 40 states have passed budgets that boost spending and dedicate extra funding primarily for education, according to a brief released on Friday by the National Association of St…
Obama blasts House Republicans over lawsuit threat
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday blasted House Republicans who have threatened to sue him for issuing executive orders to implement policies that would have a hard time passing in the Republican-controlled chamber of Congre…
Defeated Republican challenges Mississippi Senate primary votes
(Reuters) – The Tea Party-backed candidate who has refused to concede defeat to Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran in Mississippi’s primary runoff said his campaign has found more than 1,000 instances of ballots cast by people who were ineligible to …
Calls in U.S. Congress for refugee status for Central American kids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some leading members of the U.S. Congress are calling on the Obama administration to consider launching an emergency refugee program for Central American children as one way to address a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis at …
Texas lawmaker warns against hedge funds ‘flipping’ Energy Future unit
WILMINGTON Del. (Reuters) – A powerful Texas state senator warned against a takeover by hedge funds of the power distribution unit of bankrupt Energy Future Holdings and said the state would prefer an owner with a long-term view.
Obama shares an (atypical) ‘day in life’ of Minnesota woman
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spent a “day in the life” of a young Minnesota accountant struggling to make ends meet, but the road trip on Thursday quickly turned into a typical day in the life of Obama – one spent defending his action…
U.S. Middle East peace envoy Indyk resigns after talks fail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk has resigned following the collapse of Israeli-Palestinian talks, but the State Department said on Friday he would remain involved in the peace effort.
Benghazi suspect expected to arrive in U.S. this weekend: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A suspected leader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, captured by U.S. forces and spirited out of Libya, is expected to arrive in the United States this weekend after his journey at sea, U.S. officials told Reut…
