Pentagon to review Raytheon GPS control system again in three months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday said it would conduct another comprehensive review of Raytheon Co’s long-delayed ground control system for next generation GPS satellites in about three months, following Tuesday’s “deep d…
Judge denies bail for New Hampshire man in Bundy Nevada standoff
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A judge has denied bail for a New Hampshire man accused of being a mid-level organizer in a high-profile 2014 armed standoff with federal agents at the Nevada ranch of Cliven Bundy.
Pentagon spy drones sometimes flown over U.S.: USA Today
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has deployed drones several times over U.S. territory on non-military spy missions, but the flights have been rare and lawful, according to a Defense Department report obtained by USA Today under the Freedom of Infor…
Palestinian kills U.S. tourist in stabbing spree on Tel Aviv boardwalk
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – An American tourist was stabbed to death and at least nine other people were wounded by a Palestinian armed with a knife on a popular boardwalk in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, authorities said, while U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was in a …
Colorado hospital sued over exposure to disease from ex-surgical tech
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado hospital has been sued by three former surgery patients who say they were among nearly 3,000 people possibly exposed to a blood-borne disease carried by a drug-addicted former medical technician, court records showed on Tu…
Suspect charged in four Kansas murders, remains at large
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Four murder charges were filed on Tuesday against a man who is suspected of killing four people in Kansas and a fifth person in Missouri, a prosecutor said.
Suspect in shooting of Idaho pastor arrested
(Reuters) – A man suspected of shooting an Idaho pastor who led a prayer at a rally for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz was arrested on Tuesday and was facing attempted murder charges, police said.
Police shot Oregon protester in back but act was ‘justified’: prosecutor
(Reuters) – A leader of the armed occupation of an Oregon federal wildlife refuge killed by police was shot three times in the back, a county prosecutor said on Tuesday, calling the shooting “justified and necessary.”
Ferguson leans to accepting U.S. government’s reform plan
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – The Ferguson, Missouri, city council on Tuesday inched closer to accepting a deal with the U.S. Justice Department to reform the city’s police after the 2014 shooting of an unarmed black teenager there became a flashpoint in U…
California may allow partially repaired VW diesels to remain on road
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – California may allow partially-repaired Volkswagen diesel cars implicated in the company’s emissions scandal to continue operating on its roads because a full fix may not be possible, the state’s air regulator said at a legislati…
