U.S. Navy testing more sophisticated pilotless helicopters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The helicopter kicked up a cloud of freshly fallen snow that partly obscured the ground below, but despite the poor visibility, it gently touched down in a landing that was unremarkable except for the fact no one was at the contr…
Skydivers fail to break world record following fatal accident in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A team of 221 skydivers failed with their final attempt to break a world record in a daring jump above the southern Arizona desert on Friday, one day after a colleague died in a previous attempt, organizers said.
Britons guilty of U.S. terror charges denied access to secret files
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Two British men who pleaded guilty to raising money for al Qaeda and the Taliban were denied their bid on Friday to gain access to secret documents about a witness whose testimony could have a major impact on how long t…
Idaho school system removes book from curriculum after parental outrage
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The largest school district in Idaho has banned from its curriculum an award-winning book about the struggles of a Native American teenager after complaints by parents that the novel was rife with profanity, racial epithets an…
General Dynamics says U.S. Army denied armored vehicle protest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Dynamics Corp said on Friday that the U.S. Army denied its protest about the terms of multibillion-dollar competition for a new armored vehicle, which General Dynamics said were skewed to favor its rival, BAE Systems Plc….
Daughter of Iraqi-American man cross-examined at California murder trial
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – An Iraqi-American man charged with murdering his wife in their California home in what was first investigated as a hate crime heard testimony from his daughter on Friday that showed deep conflict within the family.
General Dynamics says U.S. Army denied armored vehicle protest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Dynamics Corp said on Friday that the U.S. Army denied its protest about the terms of multibillion-dollar competition for a new armored vehicle.
‘Verbal altercation’ may have led to Fort Hood rampage: Army
FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) – The suspected gunman at Fort Hood in Texas argued heatedly with fellow soldiers before going on a shooting spree that left three dead and 16 injured at the expansive U.S. Army base, a military investigator said on Friday.
U.S. federal judge sentences Florida pill mill doctors
MIAMI (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday sentenced a South Florida doctor to more than six years in prison on a money-laundering conviction related to prescriptions she wrote for thousands of painkillers to addicts and drug dealers.
California’s senator Yee indicted on gun, corruption charges
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A prominent Democratic California state senator and gun-control advocate was indicted by a San Francisco grand jury on charges of corruption and conspiracy to traffic in firearms, according to court documents released…
