High-ranking U.S. military officer to stand trial for sex charges
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) – Army Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair’s court-martial on a sexual assault charge that could send him to prison for life gets underway on Tuesday, one of the few such proceedings against a top U.S. military offic…
U.S. Navy to order 33 fewer F-35s than planned in next 5 yrs -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy is set to order 33 fewer Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets than originally planned over the five years starting in fiscal 2015 due to budgetary pressures, a defense official said Monday.
Obama’s caution on Ukraine may loom over midterm election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With Russia’s incursion into Ukraine reviving Cold War-style tensions, President Barack Obama is at risk of suffering a blow to his credibility at a time when he can least afford it: as he tries to convince voters to stick with h…
Detroit asks bankruptcy court to approve new deal to end swaps
(Reuters) – Detroit on Monday said it reached an agreement with two investment banks to end costly interest rate swaps, a move that could give Detroit access to revenue from casino taxes and give it leverage in efforts to win court approval for the cit…
Montana woman dies of injuries from avalanche that destroyed her home
(Reuters) – A woman buried alive with her husband by an avalanche that roared down a mountainside and swallowed their house in Missoula, Montana, late last week has died of her injuries, police said on Monday.
South Carolina, rights groups settle immigration law challenge
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – In a victory for immigrant rights supporters, South Carolina said on Monday it would no longer defend a key part of a 2011 law that required police to check the immigration status of people during stops.
Florida hospital settles part of whistleblower suit -lawyer
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida hospital on Monday settled for $80 million to $90 million part of a federal whistleblower lawsuit that accused it of Medicare fraud and kickbacks to its cancer doctors and neurosurgeons, according to a lawyer for …
Michigan stumbles in court defending same-sex marriage ban
DETROIT (Reuters) – The Michigan defense of its same-sex marriage ban got off to a rough start on Monday when its first witness at a federal trial was dismissed for not being qualified, dealing a blow in what may be an uphill battle to keep its law on …
Ex-U.S. magistrate who changed baby’s name from ‘Messiah’ censured
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – A former Tennessee magistrate who ruled last summer that a baby could not be called “Messiah” because that name was reserved for Jesus Christ was censured on Monday for bias.
Michigan man sentenced for three-day shooting spree on interstate
(Reuters) – A Michigan man was sentenced to 18 to 40 years in prison for a three-day firing spree in 2012 on an interstate highway that earned him the nickname the “I-96 shooter,” prosecutors said on Monday.
