Exclusive: Florida wins contest for OneWeb satellite manufacturing facility – sources
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – OneWeb Ltd, a privately owned startup bankrolled by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and other well-known firms, will build a factory to mass produce small satellites near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two sourc…
Man who shot Maryland firefighters thought he was stopping break-in
(Reuters) – The man who fatally shot a Maryland firefighter and critically wounded another said he had thought he was stopping an attempted break-in when he opened fire, authorities said on Sunday.
Two teens swept out to sea from San Francisco beach presumed dead
(Reuters) – Two teenagers swept out to sea over the weekend from a beach in San Francisco were presumed dead from drowning, a Coast Guard official said on Sunday after an extensive search for the missing boys.
Three killed in Philadelphia row house shooting
(Reuters) – Three people were fatally shot in a Philadelphia row house on Sunday, with the suspect finally surrendering to police after he barricaded himself inside the home for about an hour and fired shots at officers, local media said.
Obama immigration action goes before Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday that tests the boundaries of presidential powers, confronting the question of whether President Barack Obama exceeded his authority with unilateral action to spare millions of peo…
Driver’s license claim could put the brakes on U.S. immigration case
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – One of the pivotal issues in the closely watched battle over President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is the rather banal subject of the money Texas pays for…
Local Zika outbreaks in United States ‘likely’: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is likely to see outbreaks of the Zika virus, with perhaps dozens or scores of people affected, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Sunday.
Hundreds of flights canceled in Denver as blizzard hits Colorado
(Reuters) – A powerful blizzard swept through Colorado on Saturday, dumping at least 2 feet (61 cm) of snow in some parts of the state and forcing the cancellation of most of the scheduled flights at the Denver airport, officials said.
Hurricane forecasting pioneer William Gray dies at 86
DENVER (Reuters) – William Gray, a pioneer in hurricane forecasting at Colorado State University and a skeptic of the science behind human-made global warming models, died on Saturday, the school said in a statement.
Discovery of cars sheds no light on missing Washington state couple
(Reuters) – Police who found a Land Rover and Jeep belonging to a missing Washington state married couple in a remote wooded area earlier this week say a search of the two vehicles turned up no evidence leading to their whereabouts.
