First U.S. drone research center will focus on soil studies: FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first of six U.S. test sites chosen to perform unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research will start flight operations during the week of May 5, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday.
Obama to visit site of Washington State landslide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said President Barack Obama is due to meet with the families of victims of a deadly mudslide in Washington State on Tuesday afternoon before leaving for a four-country tour of Asia.
U.S. jurors hear radical cleric’s praise for September 11 attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a video of radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri shown to jurors at his trial on Monday, he did not hesitate when a television interviewer asked him about the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States that killed nearl…
Oklahoma inmates win stay of execution over secret lethal drugs
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Two Oklahoma inmates, including one scheduled for execution on Tuesday, won stays of executions on Monday when the state’s highest court ruled the inmates have a right to challenge the secrecy over the drugs the state intends …
Baseball star stands accused in journey from Cuba to big leagues
(Reuters) – As young Cuban slugger Yasiel Puig is earning millions on the baseball field with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a bizarre story of how the talented player escaped from the Communist-ruled island country is unfolding in U.S. court documents.
Damage claims filed in Washington state over mudslide disaster
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – The widow of a man killed in the Washington state mudslide has filed damage claims asserting that official inaction contributed to the disaster that took more than 40 lives.
Gang trial defendant fatally shot in Utah court by U.S. marshal
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – An accused street gang member standing trial in federal court in Salt Lake City was shot to death by a deputy U.S. marshal on Monday as the defendant attacked a witness who was testifying against him, federal law-enforcement …
Law school graduate in Macon, Georgia, admits killing classmate
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A 28-year-old law school graduate in Georgia pleaded guilty on Monday to killing and dismembering a fellow graduate and disposing of her remains in a trash dumpster outside an apartment building where they both lived.
Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon, first U.S. victor in decades
By Scott Malone, Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Richard Valdmanis
Alaska lawmakers vote to formally recognize indigenous languages
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska lawmakers gave final approval on Monday to a bill that would officially recognize the state’s 20 indigenous languages in a symbolic move that gives a nod to tribal efforts to save Native American tongues at risk of dyi…
