Shootings frustrate U.S. military efforts to secure bases
(Reuters) – The latest shooting at Fort Hood is throwing a spotlight on the U.S. military’s so-far frustrated efforts to secure its bases from potential shooters, who increasingly appear to see the facilities as attractive targets.
Plane rolls off runway after emergency landing at New York airport
(Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines Inc flight made an emergency landing at a New York airport on Wednesday after a cockpit indicator signaled a hydraulic system problem, and the aircraft later rolled into a grassy area, an airline official said.
Kent State in Ohio given all-clear after shooting report
(Reuters) – A lockdown at Kent State University in northeastern Ohio was lifted late on Wednesday after authorities completed their search for a man who fired a single gunshot into the ground on campus before fleeing, the school said.
U.S. Marines aim to move ahead with new combat vehicle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps aims to kick off a competition for a new wheeled amphibious combat vehicle in coming months, with a formal request for proposals likely to follow in fiscal year 2015, a Marine Corps spokesman said Wednesday….
Number of missing in Washington mudslide drops to 13, official says
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – The number of people missing in the mudslide in Washington state has dropped to 13, down from 20 earlier on Wednesday, incident command spokeswoman Sheri Badger said.
Worried about Senate, Obama calls 2014 his last campaign
CHICAGO (Reuters) – On a politically focused trip aimed at revving up his base and raising cash, President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged supporters to help Democrats keep control of the U.S. Senate and declared this year to be his last campaign.
U.S. to let public see how Medicare pays doctors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration announced on Wednesday that it will for the first time reveal how much Medicare pays individual doctors for medical services and procedures, including MRIs and CT scans.
Appeals court allows Texas executions to proceed
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court overturned a temporary stay of execution on Wednesday for two Texas inmates challenging the state’s lack of disclosure about the supplier of the drugs to be used in their lethal injections this month.
New York doormen take off gloves, rally for raises
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A sea of New York City doormen marched along one of Manhattan’s wealthiest strips of luxury buildings on the Upper East Side in a rally for higher wages on Wednesday, and authorized their union to strike if their demands are not me…
One killed, 14 wounded in Fort Hood shooting incident: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One person was killed and 14 were wounded on Wednesday in a shooting incident at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
