U.S. special forces struggle with record suicides: admiral
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – Suicides among U.S. special operations forces, including elite Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, are at record levels, a U.S. military official said on Thursday, citing the effects of more than a decade of “hard combat.”
Calls for peace at memorial for Kansas shooting victims
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) – The scene of what authorities say was a hate crime just days ago became the setting for tears, prayers and calls for peace as religious leaders gathered at a Kansas Jewish community center for a service to honor the th…
New York’s transit authority cuts deal to end 2-year pay dispute
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) struck a deal on Thursday to end a 2-year pay dispute with a more generous offer to workers than the years of pay freezes it had originally proposed, New York state Governor An…
Chelsea Clinton is pregnant with first child
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chelsea Clinton announced on Thursday that she is pregnant with the first grandchild of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Iraqi-American man convicted of killing wife in California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – An Iraqi-American man was found guilty by a San Diego jury on Thursday of bludgeoning his wife to death in a killing that was first investigated as a hate crime because of a threatening note found at the scene.
After Nevada ranch stand-off, emboldened militias ask: where next?
(Reuters) – Flat on his belly in a sniper position, wearing a baseball cap and a flak jacket, a protester aimed his semi-automatic rifle from the edge of an overpass and waited as a crowd below stood its ground against U.S. federal agents in the Nevada…
U.S. judge declines to order ‘park it now’ notices for GM cars
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid to compel General Motors Co to tell customers to stop driving millions of cars that have been recalled for defective ignition switches.
Pentagon sees cost to buy F-35 up 2 percent; operating cost down 9 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Thursday forecast the cost of developing and buying Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet at $398.6 billion, up 2 percent from last year, but said the projected cost to operate and maintain the jets was down abo…
Signs of healing in Texas town a year after deadly plant blast
WEST, Texas (Reuters) – Still healing from multiple broken bones after the force of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant lifted him out of his boots a year ago, one first responder has begun to address the anguish of losing his team members.
House Republican leaders holding up immigration reform: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday called on the U.S. Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, which he said was being blocked by Republican leaders in the House of Representatives.
