U.S. Army lab faulted over lax anthrax procedure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Techniques used by a U.S. Army laboratory in Utah failed to neutralize live anthrax spores on many occasions over more than a decade and the lab should have realized the procedure was inadequate, a top health official told lawmak…
U.S. military sees more use of laser, microwave weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has made strides in developing lasers, microwaves and other directed energy weapons, and could soon use them more widely, top armed forces officials and U.S. lawmakers told an industry conference on Tuesday.
Oregon Governor orders state agencies to reduce water consumption
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered state agencies to reduce water consumption as the West Coast state languishes under an ongoing drought that is also prompting water-use limits and warnings in neighboring Californ…
Texas county releases video to dispel rumors over woman’s death
(Reuters) – A Texas county released video on Tuesday of Sandra Bland arriving at Waller County Jail, as officials sought to dispel rumors circulating on social media that she was already dead by the time records show she was booked.
U.S. to parole convicted Israeli spy Pollard on Nov. 21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel, will be released on parole on Nov. 21 after 30 years in prison, a federal parole board ruled on Tuesday.
Last victim of May 12 Amtrak derailment leaves Philadelphia hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The last patient from a May 12 Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people and injured more than 200 left Temple University Hospital on Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Police seek links between West Virginia killing and cold cases
(Reuters) – Police in Illinois and Nevada are seeking links between cold-case killings and a man shot dead by a West Virginia prostitute when he tried to attack her, authorities said on Tuesday.
U.S. defense contractor copied secret military documents: Justice Department
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused a former Chinese army serviceman of copying classified files from a U.S. military computer network while employed as a U.S. defense contractor in Kuwait in 2013.
Jeep fuel-tank fire death verdict slashed to $40 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge in the state of Georgia has reduced a $150 million award to $40 million for the family of a young boy killed when the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee in which he was riding was rear-ended and burst into flames, according to orders…
Pennsylvania teen pleads no contest in rock-throwing case
LEWISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – The last of four Pennsylvania teenagers accused in a highway rock-throwing spree that critically injured an Ohio teacher pleaded no contest on Tuesday, and faces up to 20 years in prison.
