U.S. justice airs concerns about using race in picking lawyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Supreme Court justice expressed concerns on Monday about how a federal judge required plaintiffs’ lawyers to take race and gender into account in picking their legal team.
New York man dies during freedive competition in Bahamas
(Reuters) – A record-holding diver died during a freediving competition in the Bahamas on Sunday in what officials said was the first fatality in the sport’s 21 years of official competition.
Special Report: The Pentagon’s doctored ledgers conceal epic waste
LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Linda Woodford spent the last 15 years of her career inserting phony numbers in the U.S. Department of Defense’s accounts.
At least two killed in Colorado silver mine accident
DENVER (Reuters) – Two miners were killed and 20 injured on Sunday in an accident at a silver mine in southwestern Colorado, authorities said.
Fast-moving killer storm, tornadoes batter Midwest
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A fast-moving storm system triggered multiple tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring about 40 and flattening large parts of the city of Washington, Illinois as it crashed across the Midwes…
New York to spend $37.5 million on LaGuardia Airport flood defenses
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York State plans to spend $37.5 million on flood barriers and improved drainage at LaGuardia Airport, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday, a little more than a year after flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy closed the facility …
Drone malfunctions, hits U.S. Navy ship during training
(Reuters) – An aerial target drone malfunctioned and crashed into a United States Navy ship off the coast of southern California on Saturday, leaving two sailors with minor burns, a Navy spokeswoman said.
Republican businessman McAllister wins U.S. House race in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Republican businessman Vance McAllister, a political newcomer who boasts of never having visited Washington, D.C., won a special election in Louisiana on Saturday to fill the congressional seat formerly held by fellow Republican…
Princeton University can import vaccine to combat meningitis outbreak
(Reuters) – A meningitis vaccine approved for use in Europe and Australia but not in the United States can be imported to try to stop an outbreak of the disease at Princeton University in New Jersey, federal health officials said.
Body found in Miami likely passenger who fell from small plane: police
(Reuters) – A body found in Miami on Saturday is likely that of a passenger who plunged from a small private airplane as it flew off the city’s coast two days ago, police said.
