Pentagon official urges NATO to focus on innovative weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work on Wednesday urged NATO allies to develop and make more innovative weapons, and said bold action was needed to stay ahead of rapid weapons development by China, Russia and other countries…
Armed man detained near Super Bowl events sent for mental tests
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Phoenix police have sent a man for mental evaluation after he was detained while acting suspiciously near pre-Super Bowl events held in the city center and was found to be in possession of two guns and a knife, authorities said on W…
California school orders non-vaccinated kids home after possible measles case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California high school barred dozens of non-vaccinated students from school on Wednesday over concern that a classmate may have contracted measles in a rare outbreak of the highly contagious disease that began at a Disneyland …
Laser’s co-inventor, Nobel laureate Charles Townes, dead at 99
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Charles Townes, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser, a feat that revolutionized science, medicine, telecommunications and entertainment, has died at age 99, the University of California at Ber…
Homeless vets to get housing at L.A. VA site under settlement
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Homeless veterans will get housing and services at a large Department of Veterans Affairs health campus in Los Angeles under a deal to settle a lawsuit accusing the agency of misusing the land, officials said on Wednesday.
Saudi airman gets 35 years to life for raping boy in Las Vegas
(Reuters) – A Saudi Air Force sergeant convicted in the rape of a 13-year-old boy at a Las Vegas casino hotel was sentenced on Wednesday to 35 years to life in prison for the crime, a court spokeswoman said.
Illinois pension ruling may not impact Chicago case, attorney says
CHICAGO (Reuters) – If the Illinois Supreme Court voids Illinois’ pension reform law, that ruling will not derail another law aimed at shoring up two of Chicago’s public pension funds, a lawyer for the city argued on Wednesday.
Evacuation lifted after chemical spill at Washington state port
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A chemical spill at the Port of Olympia in Washington state on Wednesday forced the evacuation of dozens of employees and several nearby businesses until the area was deemed safe to re-enter, a spokeswoman said.
Michigan woman charged with death of newborn found at recycling center
(Reuters) – A Michigan woman was charged with murder on Wednesday in the death of her newborn son, who police say was left neglected in a garage after she gave birth in December and whose body was found weeks later in a recycling center.
Military says Washington state marijuana shops ‘off-limits’ to troops
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A U.S. military base south of Seattle has sent letters warning retail marijuana shops that military personnel are banned from entering their businesses and buying cannabis products, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
