U.S. Air Force budget sets stage for GPS satellite competition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2016 budget plan earmarks $7.1 billion for space programs, including a 10th Global Positioning System III satellite by Lockheed Martin Corp, and sets the stage for future competition for such satellite…
California man convicted in ‘revenge porn’ case
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A San Diego man who prosecutors say ran a “revenge porn” website featuring nude pictures of women often posted by jilted ex-lovers was convicted on Monday of identity theft and extortion charges, prosecutors said.
Florida prison system’s problems blamed on budget cuts
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Florida’s prisons system is struggling with serious staffing and budget shortfall, according to the head of the Department of Corrections, who told a state legislative committee on Monday she plans to seek an additional $51 mill…
Georgia man arrested in Mississippi, charged in five deaths
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia man was arrested on Monday in Mississippi and charged with the murder of his wife and four other people whose bodies were found in a house on Saturday night, police said.
NFL great Warren Sapp arrested on suspicion of soliciting escort
PHOENIX (Reuters) – National Football League Hall of Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp was arrested at a Phoenix hotel on Monday on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute and assault, authorities said.
California daycare center shuts down after baby contracts measles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A daycare center at a Southern California high school has been closed and more than a dozen infants placed under three-week quarantine after a baby enrolled in the program was diagnosed with measles, a school district official s…
Snow smashes northeastern U.S. for second time in week
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) – A record breaking winter storm walloped the northeastern United States on Monday, burying Boston to force the delay of its Super Bowl victory parade and leaving behind more than a foot (30 cm) of snow in the Chicago area.
California day care center shuts down after baby contracts measles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A day care center at a Southern California high school has been closed after a baby enrolled in the program was diagnosed with measles amid an outbreak that has already infected more than 100 people nationwide, the Los Angeles T…
Jury selection in Colorado cinema massacre case ahead of schedule
DENVER (Reuters) – Jury selection in the murder trial of Colorado theater gunman James Holmes is moving quicker than expected, with individual questioning of prospective jurors set to begin next week, a court spokesman said on Monday.
Oklahoma man cited for dumping two dozen cow heads near river
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man has been cited with illegally dumping 24 decapitated cow heads and three dead calves near the state’s Arkansas River over the weekend.
