U.S. Air Force bomber contract due in early August: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is expected to unveil in early August whether Northrop Grumman Corp, maker of the B-2 bomber, or a Boeing Co-Lockheed Martin Corp team will build a new U.S. long-range bomber, sources familiar with the competit…
Family alleges brother was victim of Hastert abuse: ABC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sister of a student at the high school where Dennis Hastert was a wrestling coach accused the former U.S. House of Representatives speaker of sexually abusing her brother, according to an interview with ABC News that aired on…
California drought not helping water funds, but stocks prosper
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The record California drought, now in its fourth year, is prompting fund managers to dive into the shares of water technology companies.
Planned Parenthood sues to block Arizona abortion law
(Reuters) – Arizona abortion providers have sued to block part of a state law that requires doctors to tell women that drug-induced abortions can be reversed, Planned Parenthood has said.
China in focus as cyber attack hits millions of U.S. federal workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hackers broke into U.S. government computers, possibly compromising the personal data of 4 million current and former federal employees, and investigators were probing whether the culprits were based in China, U.S. officials said…
On the Wisconsin border, little enthusiasm for Walker’s tax cuts
SUPERIOR, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Shortly after taking office in 2011, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker traveled to this hardscrabble port city to unveil a new sign that announced his plan to slash taxes and lure companies from nearby Minnesota. “Open for…
Several homes damaged as tornadoes hit Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – Tornadoes and hail-producing thunderstorms struck the greater Denver area on Thursday, damaging several homes in two counties in the northern part of Colorado, though no injuries were reported, emergency officials said.
U.S. officials probe elk killing at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
DENVER (Reuters) – Federal wildlife managers are investigating the shooting death of an elk cow in Rocky Mountain National Park, where hunting is illegal to protect a herd of some 600 to 800 of the massive mammals, a park official said on Thursday.
First undocumented immigrant to become California lawyer earns green card
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A lawyer who became the first undocumented immigrant in California to earn a law license received a green card on Thursday after more than a 20-year wait, exempting him from deportation and allowing him to expand his career.
Colorado movie shooter sane, meticulously planned rampage -psychiatrist
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – The meticulous planning Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes went through to hide his intentions to commit mass murder and cause maximum carnage showed he was sane at the time, a psychiatrist testified in his murder …
