Pentagon moving ahead with new vertical lift aircraft
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (Reuters) – The Pentagon is committed to early design work on a new aircraft that will replace thousands of helicopters now used by the U.S. military, its first “clean sheet design” program in years, the Army official heading the ef…
U.S. soldier killed, 7 injured during training exercise at Fort Bragg
(Reuters) – A U.S. Army soldier was killed and seven were injured during a training exercise involving a large gun at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday, officials at the base said.
Some victims in California tribal office shooting were relatives
(Reuters) – A woman who opened fire at an eviction hearing at a Native American tribal office in a California killed her brother, niece and nephew plus a fourth person, officials said on Friday, one day after the attack.
California lawmaker indicted on bribery, corruption charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California state senator has been indicted on federal charges that he took $100,000 in bribes from a businessman and from undercover FBI agents posing as Hollywood movie executives in exchange for steering legislation in their…
Detroit’s bankruptcy plan spares pensions from deepest cuts
(Reuters) – Detroit’s blueprint for dealing with $18 billion in debt and emerging from municipal bankruptcy requires cuts to worker pensions and even deeper cuts for bondholders, setting the stage for a new round of negotiations and court challenges.
Defense argues Cole bombing mastermind should not face death
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – Defense lawyers for the Saudi man charged with masterminding the 2000 USS Cole bombing that killed 17 American sailors argued on Friday he should not face the death penalty because the murders were not premeditated.
Univ. of Mississippi seeks to question students about noose on statue
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) – The University of Mississippi wants to question three white male students who may have been involved in draping a noose and a Confederate flag over a statue of James Meredith, the African-American student who braved seg…
Hagel decides not to pursue top medal for celebrated U.S. Marine hero
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has reviewed the case of a Marine sergeant honored for heroism in Iraq and agreed with two other Pentagon chiefs that the evidence is insufficient to merit the highest military award for valor, …
Coach to plead not guilty in Missouri girl’s kidnap, murder: defense
(Reuters) – A seventh-grade football coach was ordered held without bail on Friday and will plead not guilty to the kidnap and murder of a 10-year-old girl snatched off a Springfield, Missouri, street and later found dead in his basement, his lawyer sa…
New York police surveillance of Muslims constitutional: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s secret police surveillance of mosques, Muslim businesses and a Muslim student group in New Jersey did not violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
