U.S. Space Force estimated to cost $13 billion in first five years: memo
The U.S. Air Force estimated start up costs for a proposed U.S. Space Force, a new military service backed by President Donald Trump, will be around $13 billion in the first five years, according to a Department of Defense memo seen by Reuters.
U.S. Space Force estimated to cost $13 billion in first five years: memo
The U.S. Air Force estimated start up costs for a proposed U.S. Space Force, a new military service backed by President Donald Trump, will be around $13 billion in the first five years, according to a Department of Defense memo seen by Reuters.
Trump says high court nominee ‘on track,’ accuser offers to testify
President Donald Trump said on Monday his nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court remains “on track” despite a woman’s allegation that the judge sexually assaulted her in 1982, while the accuser and the nominee both offered to testify p…
Second ash leak reported at retired Duke plant in Florence’s wake
A second coal ash leak was reported from a Duke Energy Corp landfill near the company’s retired Sutton Power Plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, following storm Florence, environmental officials said on Monday.
Florence’s drenching rains kill 23 in the Carolinas
Deeper flooding loomed in the hours and days ahead from rivers in the Carolinas swollen by Tropical Depression Florence, which has killed 23 people, even if rain-weary residents got a brief glimpse of sunshine on Monday.
Over 462,000 customers without power in Carolinas after Florence
More than 462,000 homes and businesses in the U.S. Southeast, mostly in North Carolina and South Carolina, were still without power on Monday after Hurricane Florence hit the North Carolina coast on Friday, power companies said.
Florence flooding limits road access to Duke nuclear plant
Duke Energy Corp said on Monday that its Brunswick nuclear power plant in North Carolina remained safely shut down despite limited road access to the site due to flooding from storm Florence.
Trump nominee, accuser willing to testify on sexual misconduct claim
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick, and a woman accusing him of a 1982 sexual assault both offered on Monday to testify publicly before a Senate panel even as the embattled nominee issued a new denial of the allegation.
Trump says doesn’t mind if Kavanaugh vote delayed to allow accuser to be heard
President Donald Trump said on Monday it was okay with him if the Senate confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is briefly delayed to allow a woman accusing him of sexual assault to be heard.
Most U.S. states lack reserves to weather next recession: S&P
While U.S. states’ financial health has strengthened in 2018 compared with last year, fewer than half have enough financial reserves to weather the first year of a moderate recession, according to an S&P Global Ratings report on Monday.
