There is ‘promising pathway’ for vaccine against Zika: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama expressed optimism on Thursday about the possibilities for a vaccine against Zika, a virus he said turned out to be not especially complicated.
Verily, Vanderbilt to test enrollment in U.S. Precision Medicine pilot
(Reuters) – The National Institutes of Health on Thursday named Verily, formerly Google Life Sciences, as adviser to Nashville’s Vanderbilt University in a pilot program to launch the Precision Medicine Initiative outlined by President Barack Obama las…
Missouri high school student charged with possessing two machine guns
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) – A Missouri high school student has been charged with possessing two machine guns after he showed up at school dressed in military clothing and body armor while carrying a loaded pistol in his backpack, federal officials said…
FBI director, Apple general counsel to testify March 1: House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey and Apple Inc Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce Sewell will testify at a March 1 congressional hearing on encryption issues, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said in a s…
Reductions in Pentagon’s planned F-35 orders not significant: Lockheed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s plans to defer some orders for F-35 fighter jets over the next five years should not have a significant impact on efforts to lower the jet’s costs, said Jeff Babione, who manages the $391 billion program for Lockhe…
Family of Michigan man charged in Uber shootings know no motive: lawyer
DETROIT (Reuters) – The lawyer for family members of an Uber driver charged with murdering six people in Michigan said on Thursday the man had been depressed in the days before the shooting spree but they had no explanation for it.
Body of Indianapolis teen found in case against bail bondsman
(Reuters) – A body found northeast of Indianapolis has been identified as a teenager who authorities believe was killed along with his friend by a bail bondsman late last year, police said on Thursday.
Michigan Governor Snyder to testify at House hearing on Flint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder will testify at a House oversight committee hearing on March 17 on the Flint, Michigan, drinking water crisis, the panel said on Thursday.
Apple unlocking case not ‘trailblazer’ for precedent: FBI chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The case involving a court order demanding Apple help the FBI unlock the iPhone linked to one of the San Bernardino shooters is “unlikely to be a trailblazer” for setting a precedent for other cases, FBI Director James Comey told…
Rough waters strand fishing vessel, capsize rescue boat off New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rough seas and dense fog stranded a 76-foot commercial fishing vessel off New York’s Rockaway Beach, about 13 miles southeast of downtown Manhattan, and capsized a U.S. Coast Guard boat that rushed to help on Thursday, but no one w…
