Lockheed F-35s get first role in major military exercise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet will drop weapons and take part in a major U.S. military exercise this week for the first time, another milestone for the Pentagon’s largest weapons program, Air Force officials said Monday…
Medicare paid doctors $90 billion in 2013, up 17 percent: officials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Medicare, the government-run health insurance program for elderly and disabled Americans, paid physicians $90 billion in 2013, up 17 percent from $77 billion in 2012, U.S. healthcare officials reported on Monday.
Ex-NY Senate leader Skelos, son plead not guilty in corruption case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges the politician pressured companies doing business with the state to give his son hundreds of thousands of dollars in jobs …
Chicago schools chief resigns amid federal probe
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd-Bennett has resigned amid a federal probe into a contract the district awarded to her previous employer, the mayor’s office said on Monday.
Texas high school football stadium that cost $60 million to reopen after repairs
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – One of the most expensive U.S. high school football stadiums ever built is set to reopen this month after undergoing millions of dollars of repairs to fix structural problems that had made it unsafe, officials in the Dallas su…
Georgia man kills two in liquor store, dies in police shootout
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A suburban Atlanta man killed two people in a liquor store over the weekend and then shot and injured his parents before he was shot dead by police, authorities said on Monday.
U.S. top court declines request to revive Arizona immigration law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact an appeals court ruling from last year that struck down an Arizona law that denied bail to illegal immigrants charged with certain felonies.
Earthquake hits off Oregon coast
(Reuters) – An earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Florida insurance industry in better shape to face hurricane season
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season opens on Monday, and a combination of a forecast for fewer-than-average storms and the highest level ever of financial resources on hand in Florida to pay claims may help homeowners and busin…
Senate lets NSA spy program lapse, at least for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The legal authority for U.S. spy agencies’ collection of Americans’ phone records and other data expired at midnight on Sunday after the Senate failed to pass legislation extending their powers.
