Pentagon eyes F-35 sales to Greece, Romania and Poland: U.S. official
The United States is considering expanding sales of Lockheed Martin Corp-made F-35 fighter jets to five new nations including Romania, Greece and Poland as European allies bulk up their defenses in the face of a strengthening Russia, a Pentagon officia…
U.S. House panel chairman seeks any Mueller team summaries of probe report
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler called on Attorney General William Barr on Thursday to release any summaries of Special Counsel Robert Mueller Trump-Russia report that were prepared by Mueller’s team.
Author of Trump golf book describes president as loose with the rules
For Donald Trump, the rigid rules of golf are flexible, allowing for the kick of a wayward ball into a better location, skipping a putt that looks close enough. What’s the big deal?
Los Angeles man, 19, accused of being bike-riding slasher
A 19-year-old Los Angeles man suspected of slashing at least nine people with a sharp-edged object as he rode through the city on a bicycle has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder, police said on Thursday.
Democrat Buttigieg says he no longer uses phrase ‘all lives matter’
Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg said on Thursday that when he used the phrase “all lives matter” in a 2015 speech he did not understand it had been adopted by critics to devalue the Black Lives Matter movement.
FBI head says agency has no desire to move its headquarters
FBI Director Chris Wray on Thursday defended the Trump administration’s decision to abandon plans to relocate the bureau’s crumbling and outdated headquarters to Virginia or Maryland, saying he prefers to build a new state-of-the-art facility at its cu…
Target raises hourly minimum wage to $13, further topping Walmart’s $11
Target Corp will raise its U.S. minimum wage to $13 an hour in June, from $12, increasing its payroll costs and putting new pressure on rival Walmart Inc to follow suit, given a labor market that is among the tightest in half a century.
Teen found in Kentucky claims he is boy missing since 2011, DNA test results awaited
The identity of a 14-year-old boy who told Kentucky police he is Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 just before his mother committed suicide, was expected to become clear on Thursday following a DNA test, according to local media reports.
How cannabis is firing up the U.S. supply chain
U.S. companies cannot stop talking about marijuana, hoping in part they can catch investor interest as the booming economy around the drug lifts revenues throughout the supply chain.
Mormon church to allow children of LGBT couples to be baptized
The Mormon church will allow the children of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender parents to be baptized, but will not sanction same-sex marriage, its leadership said on Thursday.
