U.S. space industry girds for more oversight after accidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Executives in the fledgling commercial U.S. space industry are bracing for increased scrutiny and oversight after two accidents last week, including one that killed a pilot, but say they view the mishaps as temporary setbacks tha…
Who shot bin Laden? Former Navy SEALS make rival claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. Navy Seal commando team that killed Osama bin Laden at his Pakistan hideout in May, 2011 are making conflicting claims as to who actually shot the al Qaeda leader.
Idaho Army National Guard helicopter crashes, killing two pilots
(Reuters) – An Idaho Army National Guard helicopter crashed in a field just south of the Boise Airport on Thursday evening, killing both pilots, a military official said.
Undercover New York City investigator sneaks contraband into Rikers Island jail
(Reuters) – An undercover investigator posing as a New York City corrections officer was able to sneak $22,000 worth of contraband into the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, officials said on Thursday.
Detroit breaks new ground in bankruptcy settlements
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit’s plan for exiting the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history broke new ground by using land as a bargaining chip with creditors and could serve as a model for other distressed municipalities.
Detroit’s dash through bankruptcy awaits court nod
(Reuters) – Detroit’s nearly 16-month odyssey through bankruptcy reaches the finish line on Friday, when a federal judge will issue his ruling on whether the city’s plan for shedding debt and investing in its future is both feasible and fair.
U.S. Air Force recovers pilot’s body after crash in Gulf of Mexico
MIAMI (Reuters) – The United State Air Force said it had recovered the body of an F-16 fighter jet pilot who was killed when his aircraft crashed in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday during a routine training mission.
Remains of missing Frenchman identified in Alaska
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – A 35-year-old French national has been identified as the man whose remains were discovered in September on a remote Alaskan island 70 miles north of Kodiak, state troopers said Thursday.
U.S. Aegis system zaps cruise, ballistic missile targets in test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Aegis missile defense system on Thursday destroyed two cruise missile targets and one ballistic missile target nearly simultaneously in a test conducted by a U.S. Navy destroyer off the coast of Hawaii, the U.S. Missile …
Planned Hollywood high-rise would sit atop earthquake fault, state says
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A potentially violent earthquake fault system runs beneath the planned site of a massive high-rise development project in Hollywood and along the edge of a new apartment building, California’s top geologist said Thursday.
