Activists condemn Oklahoma barriers to same-sex military couples’ benefits
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A national military gay rights group said on Wednesday it will petition the U.S. Defense Department to pressure national guard units in Oklahoma and three other southern states to comply with a federal directive granting benef…
Hagel says ‘red flags’ missed before Navy Yard shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday the suspected Washington Navy Yard gunman’s background presented some “red flags” easy to spot in hindsight and ordered a broad review of security worldwide, including clearances.
Skeletons found in cars pulled from Oklahoma lake
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma authorities said on Wednesday they were working to identify six human skeletons found in cars pulled from a lake in the western part of the state to determine if the skeletons are linked to decades-old missing persons…
Guantanamo computer problems worsening, defense lawyer tells judge
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – Months of efforts to fix a file-gobbling computer system used by defense lawyers in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal have only turned up more problems, the chief defense counsel testified on Wednesday….
Virginia governor’s former chef reaches plea deal, avoids trial
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – The former chef at the Virginia governor’s mansion pleaded no contest on Wednesday to two misdemeanor embezzlement charges, averting a trial near Election Day that could have had repercussions on the race for governor.
U.S. charges 6 people, 3 firms with $100 million biofuels fraud
(Reuters) – Six people and three companies, including an Indiana operation claiming to make biofuel from chicken fat and vegetable oils, were charged with defrauding investors and consumers out of more than $100 million, prosecutors in Indianapolis sai…
High profile U.S. Navy commander charged in bribery case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A high profile U.S. Navy commander has been charged with accepting paid travel, the services of prostitutes and Lady Gaga concert tickets from a Singapore-based defense contractor in exchange for classified information, prosecut…
DC gunman treated for insomnia before shooting: veterans’ agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Navy Yard gunman was treated for insomnia in August at hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, but said he did not have violent thoughts and did not seek care from a VA mental health specialist, the VA…
Skeletons found in cars pulled from Oklahoma lake
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma authorities said on Wednesday they were working to identify six human skeletons found in cars pulled from a lake in the western part of the state to determine if the skeletons are linked to decades-old missing persons…
Connecticut releases $5 million toward school security after Newtown
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Connecticut on Wednesday released $5 million of an expected $15 million in state funding toward boosting security at school buildings, nine months after a gunman massacred 26 people at the Sandy Hook Elementary School i…
