Washington panel to vote on contentious Eisenhower monument plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Washington planning commission on Thursday is to consider final approval of a design for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial by famed architect Frank Gehry even as Congress is declining to pay for it.
Boy, 12, arrested in shooting death of Omaha man
(Reuters) – A 12-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the shooting death of an Omaha, Nebraska, man in what officials said on Wednesday appeared to be a trend of gangs using children to help carry out crimes.
Lawmakers bash U.S. Army plan to cut 57,000 troops and civilians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on Wednesday sharply criticized long-announced U.S. Army plans to cut nearly 60,000 soldiers and civilian personnel due to tight budgets, warning it was risky and short-sighted at a time of Middle East conflict and risi…
California Hispanic population outstrips white: Census
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s Hispanic population now outnumbers the white population, U.S. Census data shows, marking a long-predicted shift in the country’s most populous state.
Baltimore police commissioner fired after riot, killings
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts was fired on Wednesday following criticism of his handling of rioting over the death of a black man from an injury in police custody and a skyrocketing homicide rate.
Lawmakers bash U.S. Army plan to cut 57,000 troops and civilians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration was criticized by lawmakers on Wednesday over U.S. Army plans to cut nearly 60,000 soldiers and civilian personnel, warning the reductions were risky for U.S. forces at a time of conflict in the Middle Ea…
Settlement allows families to visit graves in New York potter’s field
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Families whose loved ones lie in a New York City potter’s field for unclaimed bodies or those unable to afford burials will be able to visit the gravesites for the first time under a settlement announced on Wednesday.
Bomber decision due in August or September: U.S. Air Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force still aims to award a long-awaited contract for a new long-range strike bomber in August, but the decision could slip into September, Air Force Secretary Deborah James said Wednesday, adding it was crucial to “…
Air conditioning not a must on Louisiana death row: appeals court
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court said Louisiana is not required to install air conditioning on death row in its main state prison, but violated three death row inmates’ constitutional rights by subjecting them to extreme heat that regularly topped 1…
Maine allows gun owners to carry concealed weapons without permit
AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) – Maine will allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons without a permit, a practice called “constitutional carry” by Second Amendment advocates, under a bill signed into law on Wednesday by Republican Governor Paul LePage.
