Pentagon offset budget cut impact in key areas -watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When $37 billion in budget cuts hit the Pentagon abruptly early this year, officials took steps that minimized the impact on key areas like the Afghanistan war but also took action that could raise long-run costs, a watchdog agen…
Supporters rally for Detroit-area woman shot dead after car crash
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan (Reuters) – Supporters of a 19-year-old suburban Detroit woman who was shot dead last week at a home where she sought help after a car accident held a rally in her honor on Thursday evening amid questions about what could hav…
Hate crime charge for California boy accused of setting transgender teen on fire
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – A 16-year-old California boy accused of setting fire to a transgender teen’s skirt as the victim slept on a public bus in the city of Oakland earlier this week was charged as an adult on Thursday with committing a hate c…
Accused Colorado theater gunman’s dating profiles can be used as evidence
DENVER (Reuters) – Profiles that accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes posted on dating websites can be used at his upcoming murder trial, the judge overseeing the case ruled on Thursday.
Amusement ride owner charged in North Carolina fair accident
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – An amusement ride owner has been charged with assault after five people were injured last month on a North Carolina State Fair ride that was found to have compromised safety devices, police said on Thursday.
Missing Wisconsin teen found alive in Mexico 9 years later
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin woman who was a teenager when she disappeared nine years ago has been located in Mexico, living there with her husband and three children, police said on Thursday.
U.S. veterans agency slashes claims backlog by a third since March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After growing steadily for years, the backlog of U.S. military veterans’ disability claims is falling sharply – dropping by more than a third since March, the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs said on Thursday.
N.Y. City to seek immediate ruling preserving stop-and-frisk
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will ask an appeals court to immediately overturn a ruling deeply critical of the city’s “stop-and-frisk” police tactic, seeking a decision before his successor takes office.
FDA seeks to ban trans fats in processed foods due to health risks
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed banning artificial trans fats in processed food ranging from cookies to frozen pizza, citing the risk of heart disease.
UAW leaders give nod to Williams as next president
DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) – Dennis Williams, the secretary-treasurer of the United Auto Workers, is the choice of the union’s leaders to be its next president, the UAW announced on Thursday.
