U.S. Senate OKs defense policy bill with sex crime reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate approved its annual defense policy bill late Thursday despite partisan rancor, agreeing to reform the way the military justice system responds to sexual assaults and boosting the Pentagon’s ability to help destroy…
Senate eases path for sending more Guantanamo detainees home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate eased the way on Thursday for President Barack Obama to speed up the transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to their home countries, a crucial step toward the long-delayed closure of the military prison.
Last-minute Obamacare exemption for those with canceled plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration made a major last-minute policy shift on Thursday, saying the change would help Americans meet a looming deadline to replace insurance plans canceled because of new standards under Obamacare reforms.
University of California need not disclose venture returns: court
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The University of California is under no obligation to obtain and disclose information on the investment performance of venture capital funds in its portfolio, a California court ruled Thursday in a decision that could broadly…
Rape case removed from U.S. Air Force general who made controversial ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force general who provoked outrage early this year by overturning a fighter pilot’s sexual assault conviction has been removed as the officer in a rape case after dismissing the charges, military officials said on Thur…
One dead, dozens hurt in tour bus crashes in rainy California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and dozens were hurt on Thursday in two separate casino tour bus crashes on a rain-slicked Southern California highway, California Highway Patrol officers said.
New Jersey governor to approve in-state tuition for illegal immigrants
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Thursday he would sign a bill passed by the state legislature that would allow illegal immigrant students living in the state to pay lower, in-state college tuition.
New Mexico Supreme Court rules to allow same-sex marriage
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) – The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to allow same-sex marriage across the state, ending legal ambiguity that had produced a patchwork arrangement in which some counties permitted gay nuptials while others pro…
U.S. general in charge of missiles fired for drinking, carousing -investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A two-star general who oversaw the U.S. arsenal of intercontinental missiles was fired for allegedly drinking and carousing with women while leading a government delegation to Russia for talks on nuclear security, an inspector ge…
Four charged in Florida inmate escape scheme
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Two convicted killers who used fake release papers to walk free from a Florida prison earlier this year were aided by a forger and a man whose brother was murdered by one of the convicts, officials said on Thursday.
