Accused Charleston gunman asks judge to reinstate defense team
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The avowed white supremacist accused of killing nine black people at an historic South Carolina church told a federal judge on Sunday that he no longer wished to represent himself during the “guilt” phase of his murder tria…
Guantanamo detainee released to Cabo Verde
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department on Sunday announced that a long-held inmate at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, Shawqi Awad Balzuhair, had been transferred to the government of Cabo Verde.
Sense of duty draws U.S. veterans to Dakota pipeline protest
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – In the back reaches of the Dakota Access Pipeline protest camp, U.S. military veterans, armed with saws, hammers and other tools, are quietly building barracks, an infirmary and a mess hall.
California warehouse fire kills at least nine at dance party
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – A fire that roared through a warehouse dance party in Oakland, California, killed more than nine people and left at least two dozen others missing and feared dead inside the gutted building, officials said on Saturday, as an…
Pentagon arms buyer ‘hopeful’ that Lockheed F-35 block buy will proceed
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s chief arms buyer, said on Saturday he was hopeful that a proposed three-year block buy of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, expected to generate large savings, would go ahead.”I can’t …
U.S. Navy aims to buy more Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets: source
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy plans to divest its older model Boeing Co F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets in coming years and hopes to buy dozens of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to deal with a shortfall of strike fighters aboard its carriers, a Na…
U.S. veterans, tribe elders join forces in pipeline protest
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – U.S. military veterans spoke with tribal leaders on Saturday about their shared interest in blocking a multibillion-dollar pipeline project near a Native American reservation, with as many as 3,500 veterans joining protest…
Firefighters battle major fire in Cambridge, Massachusetts
(Reuters) – Firefighters were battling a major, multiple-alarm fire of several buildings in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the city’s fire department said on Twitter.
Bergdahl seeks pardon before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who is charged with desertion for walking away from his combat post in Afghanistan in 2009, has asked President Barack Obama for a pardon, the White House said on Saturday.
Yurts, cleats, coats: Dakota protesters dig in for brutal winter
CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) – In North Dakota, winter is most definitely coming.
