Lockheed F-35 gets first female pilot: Air Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lieutenant Colonel Christine Mau, a U.S. Air Force pilot who was part of the first all-female combat sortie over Afghanistan in 2011, this week became the first woman to fly the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 jet, the Air Force said o…
California city plans $16 minimum wage by 2019, highest in U.S
(Reuters) – Emmeryville, a small city in the San Francisco Bay Area, has given initial approval to the nation’s highest minimum wage by setting baseline pay at $16 an hour in 2019, with gradual increases leading up to that level.
Tornadoes hit southwest of Oklahoma City, airport evacuated
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A series of tornadoes, including a major twister, touched down southwest of Oklahoma City on Wednesday as a storm system brought severe weather to several Great Plains states, officials said.
Arizona boarding kennel owners re-charged in deaths of 21 dogs
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The owners of a suburban Phoenix dog boarding facility have been re-indicted on animal cruelty and fraud charges stemming from the deaths in June of 21 dogs at their kennel while they were on a trip to Florida, prosecutors said on W…
California approves new uniform rules for seawater desalination
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California water regulators on Wednesday adopted a new uniform permitting process for seawater desalination projects expected to expand in number as the drought-stricken state increasingly turns to the ocean to supplement…
Texas grand jury convenes on officer’s fatal shooting of Mexican man
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas grand jury began proceedings on Wednesday over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Mexican national in February, another in a series of cases that raised questions about racial bias in U.S. policing.
Colorado cinema gunman’s professors recall quiet, awkward student
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Lawyers in Colorado’s movie massacre trial painted dueling portraits of gunman James Holmes’ sanity on Wednesday as they quizzed his former neuroscience professors on his work, attitude and behavior in class.
Boston bomber volunteered as family fell apart, jurors told
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers seeking to spare convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from the death penalty called witnesses on Wednesday who described his volunteer work with disabled children, his respect for his older brother, and his father’s ment…
Baltimore asks Justice Department to investigate police practices
(Reuters) – Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asked the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate the city’s police department for civil rights violations after the death of a black man from injuries sustained in police custody.
New York jury to return for 17th day of deliberations in 1979 missing boy murder trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York jury ended its 16th day of deliberations on Wednesday with no verdict in the murder trial of a former deli worker who confessed to the 1979 killing of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old whose disappearance changed the way the Unite…
