SpaceX must meet high standard to get rocket certified : U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. Air Force officials on Tuesday said they favored competition for military rocket launches, but the Air Force needed to stick to its high standards in certifying the Falcon 9 rocket, built by privately-held Space Explo…
Dispute could delay Florida rollout of limited medical marijuana
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida patients with epilepsy and other diseases hoping to gain limited access to medical marijuana may have to keep waiting as the state’s largest nursery is contesting newly developed rules needed to roll out a special strain of ca…
Court’s expert witness on Detroit bankruptcy qualified to testify: judge
DETROIT (Reuters) – An expert witness hand-picked by the federal judge overseeing Detroit’s historic bankruptcy case will testify on the feasibility of the city’s debt adjustment plan without restrictions, the judge ruled on Tuesday.
Boeing, SpaceX win contracts to build ‘space taxis’ for NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA will partner with Boeing and SpaceX to build commercially owned and operated “space taxis” to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, ending U.S. dependence on Russia for rides, officials said on Tu…
New York state denied federal funds for flagship bridge project
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. federal government has rejected most of a $511 million loan request for the renewal of New York state’s Tappan Zee Bridge, dealing a blow to one of governor Andrew Cuomo’s most prominent infrastructure projects just weeks …
Tony Stewart fatal dirt-track incident to be heard by grand jury
(Reuters) – The case of a fatal dirt-track incident involving three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart in upstate New York last month will be referred to a grand jury, authorities said on Tuesday.
Scottish independence vote cheers supporters of Texas secession
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The upcoming vote to decide whether Scotland should be independent of the United Kingdom has bolstered those campaigning to split the state of Texas from the United States.
Tropical Storm Polo to strengthen to hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Polo is forecast to become a hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific Coast on Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, just days after a severe storm battered the Baja California peninsula.
Wildfire rips through 150 homes in Northern California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Fire crews in California battled on Tuesday to halt the advance of a day-old wildfire that has already destroyed about 150 homes, lapped at rural schools and caused power outages that left an evacuation shelter without electrici…
Lifeguard in pickup truck runs over sunbather at California’s Venice beach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A lifeguard in a pickup truck accidentally ran over a 25-year-old sunbather at Southern California’s Venice Beach, a popular destination for tourists, leaving the woman with fractures and damage to her internal organs, police sa…
