Lockheed, Pentagon cite improved F-35 quality work since end 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp has resolved many quality problems on the $392 billion F-35 fighter jet program since a troubling audit by the Pentagon inspector general’s office last year, top U.S. government and industry officials said on…
More would blame Republicans for government shutdown: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More people will blame congressional Republicans than President Barack Obama if the government shuts down this week and most want a budget deal to avoid disruption to federal funding and services, a poll released on Monday showed…
Mazda recalls 161,400 Mazda6 cars in U.S. because of door problem
DETROIT (Reuters) – Mazda Motor Corp is recalling 161,400 Mazda6 sedans in the United States because loose screws could cause the side doors to come open while the car is being driven.
Small jet crashes into hangar at Southern California airport
(Reuters) – A small business jet landing at Santa Monica Airport in California swerved off the runway and struck a nearby hangar, authorities said on Sunday, before apparently catching on fire. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
After years of crop crises, U.S. harvest beckons new era of plenty…almost
(Reuters) – For much of the past six years, the global grain markets have lurched from one crop crisis to the next, keeping inventories low and food prices high.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from California
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, California (Reuters) – An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Sunday to test upgrades before commercial satellite launch services begin later this year.
Capitol quiet as federal government shutdown nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a deadline to avert a federal government shutdown fast approaching, the U.S. Capitol was eerily quiet on Sunday as Republicans and Democrats waited for the other side to blink first and break the impasse over funding.
Closed museums to be least of the problems in a shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The most iconic image from the last big shutdown of the federal government in 1995 was also its most misleading.
Father of Dodgers fan killed in stabbing pleads for witnesses
(Reuters) – The father of a man stabbed to death in a fight after a baseball game made an emotional plea on Sunday for witnesses to come forward after prosecutors declined to charge a suspect for lack of evidence.
Amanda Knox back on trial for Kercher murder in Italy
FLORENCE (Reuters) – The retrial of Amanda Knox for the murder of her British roommate in 2007 opens in Florence on Monday, refocusing international attention on the sensational case although the American will not be in court.
