U.S. defense chief, in first, visits China’s aircraft carrier
QINGDAO, China (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel took a two-hour tour around China’s sole aircraft carrier on Monday, in an unprecedented opening by Beijing to a potent symbol of its military power.
Navy picks up U.S. family with sick baby from sailboat in Pacific
(Reuters) – Rescuers plucked a seriously ill American baby girl and her family from a sailboat in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and transferred them to a U.S. Navy frigate that will take them back to California, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Supreme Court declines free speech, gay marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether a New Mexico photography company had free speech grounds to refuse to shoot the commitment ceremony of a same-sex couple.
Supreme Court declines to hear Iowa campaign finance challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ducking a new case on the divisive issue of campaign finance, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to an Iowa law that bans corporate contributions in state elections.
U.S. lawmaker urges easing gun rules on bases after Fort Hood shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers should look at arming commanders and easing restrictions for carrying weapons on military posts in the United States in the wake of a deadly shooting at the Fort Hood base in Texas, a prominent congressman said …
New York police, firefighters brawl at charity hockey match: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A charity hockey match between New York City firefighters and police officers devolved into a brawl on the ice on Sunday, according to videos and photographs posted online and a local newspaper.
Comedian John Pinette found dead in Pittsburgh hotel room at age 50
(Reuters) – John Pinette, a stand-up comedian who guest-starred as the victim of a carjacking in the final episode of the comedy show Seinfeld, has died at age 50, an official said on Sunday.
Defense chief Hagel, in first, to visit China’s aircraft carrier
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expects to visit China’s sole aircraft carrier when he arrives in the country on Monday, a U.S. official said, in an unprecedented opening by Beijing to a potent symbol of its military buildup.
U.S. lawmaker urges easing gun rules on bases after Fort Hood shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers should look at arming commanders and easing restrictions for carrying weapons on military posts in the United States in the wake of a deadly shooting at the Fort Hood base in Texas, a prominent congressman said …
Victims of U.S. mudslide are remembered in first funeral services
ARLINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – A school custodian killed in Washington state’s mudslide was described as a tough-minded animal lover on Saturday and a popular librarian was memorialized, as mourners gathered in the first of a series of services for …
