U.S. Air Force sees Sikorsky helicopter award by end-June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday said it would take $430 million from other priorities to fund development of a new combat rescue helicopter by United Technologies Corp’s Sikorsky Aircraft, the only company that bid for the work.
Virginia investigator quits over probe of death of senator’s son
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – A senior Virginia state investigator has resigned his post, citing changes that officials made to his report on a November incident in which the mentally ill adult son of state Senator Creigh Deeds stabbed the senator and…
Obama budget sets up election-year clash with Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama proposed new tax credits and job-training programs for U.S. workers on Tuesday in a 2015 budget that drew instant condemnation from Republicans, who dismissed the document as an election-year campaign pitch…
New Jersey condo site explosion kills one, injures seven
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An explosion in a condominium development in southern New Jersey’s Ewing Township on Tuesday killed one person, injured seven others and damaged dozens of homes, police said.
Ford debuts medium-duty trucks built without Cummins, Navistar
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co debuted new versions of two medium-duty commercial trucks on Tuesday at a trade show in Indianapolis, vehicles that – for the first time in years – will be built without the help of Navistar International Corp, Cummins Inc or …
Snowden to speak on government spying at Texas video-conference
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former security contractor Edward Snowden, facing arrest if he steps foot on U.S. soil, will participate remotely in a panel discussion next week in Texas about governmental intrusion into privacy, conference organizers said o…
Los Angeles City Council approves e-cigarette ban
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban the use of electronic cigarettes, popularly known as “vaping,” from restaurants, bars, nightclubs and other public spaces within the nation’s second-largest city.
High-ranking U.S. military officer goes on trial for sex charges
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) – Army Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair’s court-martial on a sexual assault charge that could send him to prison for life got under way on Tuesday, one of the few such proceedings against a top U.S. military offic…
Washington, D.C., city council passes pot decriminalization vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A measure decriminalizing marijuana in the U.S. capital got final approval from Washington’s city council on Tuesday, a move that would make smoking pot a violation comparable to a parking ticket.
U.S. justices extend employee whistleblower protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said whistleblower protections apply not just to publicly traded companies but also to subcontractors that do business with them.
