Oshkosh to build Humvee replacement for U.S. military: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. specialty truck maker Oshkosh Corp has won a multibillion-dollar competition to build a new light tactical vehicle for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps to replace their aging fleet of Humvees, sources familiar with the decisio…
Defendant denied New Hampshire prep school rape, wept: detective
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A popular former student at an elite New Hampshire boarding school wept when a detective called him to say she wanted to interview him about allegations he raped a younger teenager and denied the charges, the detective testifi…
Texas court halts execution of Nicaraguan man planned for this week
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the planned Wednesday execution of Bernardo Tercero, a Nicaraguan man convicted of murder who human rights groups said had his rights to fair trial violated.
Black women booted from California wine train receive apology
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A wine train that runs through California’s famed Napa Valley apologized on Tuesday to a predominantly black women’s book club whose members complained of discrimination after they were kicked off a recent trip over noise comp…
Victims want no comforts for Colorado movie gunman
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – One survivor of the Colorado movie massacre demanded the gunman give a televised apology. Another victim said James Holmes should make himself available for study by scientists.
U.S., Mexico open first new rail link in over a century
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The United States and Mexico on Tuesday opened their first new rail link in more than a century as part of plans to update infrastructure carrying nearly $600 billion a year in bilateral trade, officials said.
Ex-JP Morgan analyst, two friends charged with insider trading
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former analyst with J.P. Morgan Securities and two friends who prosecutors say made more than $600,000 by trading on inside information have been indicted on federal charges, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
U.S. Army nears high-stakes award for Humvee replacement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army is expected to award a contract on Tuesday for a new armored truck to replace thousands of aging Humvees, a long-awaited deal that could be worth up to $30 billion for the winning team.
Maryland sets first U.S. state profiling guidelines for police
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) – Maryland’s attorney general on Tuesday issued the first U.S. state guidelines that bar arbitrary police profiling of races and minority groups.
U.S. court upholds racketeering conviction against Hollywood investigator
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court upheld several convictions against Anthony Pellicano over illegal wiretaps, including racketeering, while reversing a conviction for aiding and abetting computer fraud.
