Bill would cap Russian engines on U.S. satellite launches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A compromise defense policy bill in Congress would bar the purchase of more Russian-made rocket engines to launch U.S. military satellites, clearing the way for competitive bids for 14 future launches, senior congressional aides …
Bill Cosby accused in lawsuit of molesting girl in 1974
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bill Cosby was sued on Tuesday by a woman alleging he molested her in 1974 at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles when she was 15, in what is believed to be the first court case arising from a recent wave of sexual misconduct acc…
FBI seizes data from Los Angeles school district over iPad program
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – FBI agents investigating the purchasing process for the Los Angeles school district’s $1.3 billion effort to supply students with iPads have seized 20 boxes of documents, the district’s superintendent said on Tuesday.
Massachusetts hospital says treating possible Ebola patient
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts General Hospital admitted a patient possibly exposed to the Ebola virus on Tuesday, the hospital said in a statement.
Cut scholarships but halt tuition hike at California universities: lawmakers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A group of California lawmakers has proposed gutting a much-touted middle-class scholarship program for students at California’s two public university systems, the latest salvo in tense negotiations over funding.
Suspected Texas robber killed after getaway car slams into Starbucks
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A man fleeing police pursuit after robbing a Houston video game store was killed on Tuesday when he slammed his Chevrolet Impala into a Starbucks coffee shop and flipped the car onto its roof, police said.
College student found dead in Wisconsin restaurant dumbwaiter
(Reuters) – A 21-year-old college student was found dead in a dumbwaiter at the bar and grill where she worked in a small western Wisconsin town, authorities said on Tuesday.
Despite Obama promises, Ferguson protesters say more change needed
(Reuters) – A pledge by President Barack Obama to address race-related problems between police and minorities falls far short of what is needed, and nationwide demonstrations tied to the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown will continue …
Obama settles on Ashton Carter as Pentagon chief, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Can a career Washington technocrat break into U.S. President Barack Obama’s tight-knit inner circle and oversee the world’s most powerful military?
Three dead in Tennessee crash between school buses
(Reuters) – Three people died, including two young children, and almost two dozen were injured in a crash on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tennessee, involving two school buses, police said.
