Pentagon looks to exoskeletons to build ‘super-soldiers’
The U.S. Army is investing millions of dollars in experimental exoskeleton technology to make soldiers stronger and more resilient, in what experts say is part of a broader push into advanced gear to equip a new generation of “super-soldiers.”
California regulator orders PG&E to implement safety recommendations
California’s top utilities regulator on Thursday ordered the embattled power utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co to implement safety recommendations the agency’s staff outlined in an independent third-party report.
Police arrest suspect in Black Friday shooting at Alabama mall
Police in Georgia on Thursday arrested a suspect in a shooting that wounded two people at an Alabama mall and left another man dead after he was apparently mistaken for the gunman during Black Friday sales, federal officials said.
Murder trial begins for driver in Virginia white nationalist rally
The man who plowed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at last year’s white nationalist rally in Virginia had every intention to kill, a prosecutor told jurors on Thursday as James Fields’ murder trial got underway.
More money for Madoff victims, nearly 10 years after his arrest
Victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme will soon receive another $695.3 million from a government compensation fund, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday, less than two weeks before the 10th anniversary of the swindler’s arrest.
Murder or self-defense? Trial begins for driver at Charlottesville rally
The man who plowed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at last year’s white nationalist rally in Virginia had every intention to kill, a prosecutor told jurors on Thursday at the start of his murder trial.
‘Serial’ alibi witness posed ‘terrible risk’ to defense, Maryland says
Maryland on Thursday asked the state’s top court to reinstate the murder conviction of a man whose guilt was cast into doubt by the “Serial” podcast, saying his lawyer would have run “a terrible risk” by interviewing a witness who provided an alibi tha…
Trial to open for Ohio man accused of murder at white nationalist rally
Fifteen months after a white nationalist rally erupted in violence and bedlam, the man accused of plowing his car into a crowd of counter-protesters is expected to begin standing trial for murder on Thursday.
Patents on pot? U.S. lawsuit puts cannabis claims to the test
In October, the U.S. government issued Axim Biotechnologies Inc a patent for a cannabis-based suppository to treat irritable bowel syndrome.
Schools work to restore routine to children of lost Paradise
For two dozen third-graders who survived the massive wildfire that largely obliterated Paradise, California, school is now the small home of their teacher, Sheri Eichar: Reading center on the couch, math in the kitchen nook, language in the corner.
