Exclusive: Pentagon report faults F-35 on software, reliability
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new U.S. Defense Department report warns that ongoing software, maintenance and reliability problems with Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 stealth fighter could delay the Marine Corps’ plans to start using its F-35 jets by mid-2015….
Arizona university revokes fraternity’s charter over “racially insensitive” party
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona State University said on Thursday it had permanently severed ties with a campus fraternity whose members threw a party with a “racially-insensitive” theme that has drawn outrage from leaders in the black community and beyond…
Republicans seek own policy cure to replace Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Republicans are saying they can no longer just be the party of “No” on Obamacare: They need to come up with an alternative healthcare policy.
Rocket blasts off with NASA communications satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – An unmanned rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday to put the newest member of NASA’s space communications network into orbit.
Dozens of vehicles crash on icy Indiana highway, at least 3 killed
CHICAGO (Reuters) – At least three people were killed and more than 20 injured in multiple crashes involving nearly four dozen vehicles Thursday afternoon along an ice-slicked interstate highway in northwest Indiana, officials said.
California teen gets life for Lamborghini heist, attempted murder
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A northern California teenager was sentenced to life plus 21 years in prison on Thursday for attempted murder and an elaborate heist of a Lamborghini owned by celebrity chef Guy Fieri, an attorney for the defendant said.
Houston Ship Channel traffic stopped by cold, wind-Coast Guard
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Ship traffic was halted along the Houston Ship Channel on Thursday night after a strong blast of cold weather raised gale force winds along the Texas Coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Online lender settles New York lawsuit amid crackdown on massive ‘payday’ loans
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. online lender Western Sky Financial LLC has agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty and provide refunds to New York borrowers on loans for which it charged interest rates as high as 355 percent, the New York attorney general said…
Oklahoma executes man convicted of stabbing woman to death
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma on Thursday executed a man who was convicted of murder after stabbing a woman 25 times and then attempting to blame the crime on an intruder.
Dinesh D’Souza indicted for violating U.S. election law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dinesh D’Souza, a conservative commentator and best-selling author, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for arranging excessive campaign contributions to a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
