Head of U.S. National Cancer Institute to step down
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute will step down later this month after nearly five years at the helm of the agency that supports basic research on cancer in academia, industry, and its own labs, the National Insti…
Budget cuts will force U.S. to revise defense strategy: Carter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged lawmakers on Wednesday to endorse plans for a Pentagon base budget that exceeds federal spending caps by $35 billion, saying another year of cuts would leave the military unable to execute U.S. …
U.S. Air Force says lessons learned shaping new bomber program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday said it reined in military requirements and set clear cost targets for a new long-range strike bomber after learning lessons from problems on past weapons programs.
Man suspected of firing at U.S. spy agency arrested
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Maryland police have arrested a man suspected of firing at the National Security Agency headquarters, and who is also suspected in four other shooting incidents, authorities said on Wednesday.
Friend of California teen slain 12 years ago charged with her murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The onetime friend of a 15-year-old Los Angeles girl who was abducted, raped and beaten to death has been charged with her murder more than 12 years later in a case authorities describe as a gang-related retaliation killing.
Truck may have been targeted in North Carolina gold heist: police
(Reuters) – Robbers who took $4.8 million in gold bars from an armored truck in North Carolina over the weekend most likely knew the vehicle was carrying valuables when they attacked it during an unplanned stop on a remote stretch of highway, authoriti…
‘It was him’ Boston bomber’s lawyers admit guilt, focus on brother
BOSTON (Reuters) – A lawyer for the accused Boston Marathon bomber said at the start of his trial that their client bore responsibility for the attacks that killed three people and injured 264 with a blunt admission: “It was him.”
Three killed in crash of small plane in Norfolk, Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three people were killed when a small plane crashed on Wednesday along the coast of Virginia, officials said.
Alabama judges stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples after ruling
(Reuters) – Local judges across Alabama on Wednesday stopped issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in compliance with a ruling a day earlier by the Alabama Supreme Court that was in apparent defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. jury convicts Pakistani tied to al Qaeda bomb plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pakistani man was convicted on Wednesday on U.S. charges of conspiring with al Qaeda to bomb targets in Europe and the United States.
