U.S. focuses on cheaper, more reliable F-35 jet: Air Force official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military is working closely with Lockheed Martin Corp and other suppliers to lower the per-plane cost of the F-35 fighter jet and improve its reliability, the chief weapons buyer for the U.S. Air Force said in interview …
Obamacare enrollment exceeds seven million target despite setback
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s national healthcare program signed up more than 7 million people by the end of March, the president said on Tuesday, notching a rare victory after a months-long, glitch-filled rollout of the law.
Suspect in Washington abduction found dead in park
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A janitor suspected of murdering his wife and abducting an 8-year-old girl killed himself in a Washington, D.C. park and the search for the girl is ongoing, police said on Tuesday.
Tree trimmer recovering after chainsaw accident in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania tree-trimmer was recovering on Tuesday after an on-the-job accident sent a chainsaw blade several inches into his neck and shoulder, hospital officials said, adding that the man is expected to make a full recovery.
Iraqi man goes on trial for California death first probed as hate crime
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The trial of an Iraqi-American man got under way in San Diego on Tuesday on charges he beat his wife to death, a 2012 killing first investigated as a possible anti-Muslim hate crime but later said by prosecutors to be the result o…
Yacht couple accused in welfare fraud is arrested in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Minnesota couple, who went on the run after being accused of claiming welfare benefits while living on a million-dollar yacht, has been arrested in Florida, authorities said on Tuesday.
Ohio mumps outbreak grows to 116 cases, mainly at Ohio State
(Reuters) – The number of mumps cases from an outbreak in central Ohio has more than quadrupled over the last two weeks, to 116, mostly students at Ohio State University or people connected to the school, authorities said Tuesday.
Michigan lesbian who gave post-wedding TV interview is attacked
(Reuters) – A search is on for three men accused of knocking a woman unconscious in an apparent anti-gay attack less than two weeks after she gave a television interview about her marriage, authorities in Michigan said on Tuesday.
U.S. public pension gap widened to nearly $1 trillion in fiscal year 2012
(Reuters) – The unfunded liabilities of public-employee pension plans rose by 10 percent in fiscal 2012 to a record $914 billion, hit by low investment returns, missed contributions and unfunded benefits, underscoring the pension funding crisis in U.S….
South Carolina 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 an avid defender of Confederate histor…
