U.S. eyes lessons learned from Malaysia jet at Asia defense talks
HONOLULU (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Tuesday he expected to discuss lessons learned from the search for a missing Malaysian jetliner at talks with southeast Asian defense chiefs, but stopped short of criticizing Malaysia’s co…
UAW asks to delay Volkswagen hearing, cites anti-union collusion
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) on Tuesday asked a U.S. agency to stay an April 21 hearing related to a mid-February union vote it lost at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant, citing what it called new evidence of collusion between Republican lawmak…
CEO Barra calls GM’s actions on deadly defect ‘unacceptable’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Co CEO Mary Barra on Tuesday called her company’s slow response to faulty ignition switches linked to at least 13 deaths “unacceptable,” but could not give U.S. lawmakers many answers as to what went wrong.
Stung by scandals, California Democrats cancel signature fundraiser
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Stung by a string of corruption charges against state lawmakers, California Democrats on Tuesday canceled a golf fundraiser that costs as much as $65,000 per foursome, saying it was time to re-evaluate the relationshi…
U.S. missile defense system could see added costs, delays: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. missile defense system could see additional costs and delays after several test failures and technical challenges in 2013, a congressional watchdog agency warned in a new report released Tuesday.
U.S. missile defense system could see added costs, delays: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. missile defense system could see additional costs and delays after several test failures and technical challenges in 2013, a congressional watchdog agency warned in a new report released Tuesday.
S.C. college students decry next president’s Confederate ties
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Students and faculty at a liberal arts college in South Carolina are protesting the selection of the state’s lieutenant governor as their next president, citing his record as a defender of Confederate history.
S.C. college students decry next president’s Confederate ties
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Students and faculty at a liberal arts college in South Carolina are protesting the selection of the state’s lieutenant governor as their next president, citing his record as a defender of Confederate history.
Iraqi man goes on trial in California for wife’s murder
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The trial of an Iraqi-American man accused of killing his wife in a crime that was first investigated as a hate crime opened on Tuesday with testimony from a paramedic who described finding the woman bloodied and dying in her San …
Washington mudslide survivors envision shrine at disaster site
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – Survivors of a mudslide that virtually erased a community in Washington state and left dozens dead or missing have begun to contemplate the future of the disaster site, with many saying it should be left as a shrine o…
