Defense
China astronauts float water blob in kids' lecture
Astronauts struck floating martial arts poses, twirled gyroscopes and manipulated wobbling globes of water during a lecture Thursday from China's orbiting space station that's part of efforts to popularize the space program among young people. Wang Yaping demonstrated principles of weightlessness and took questions live from among the 330 grade ...
12 Indonesian soldiers on trial over prison attack
A group of 12 soldiers from Indonesia's elite special forces went before a military court Thursday for allegedly storming a prison on the main Java island and killing four detainees to avenge the murder of a fellow soldier. Prosecutors say the well-trained soldiers wore masks when the broke into Yogyakarta's ...
Upgrades OK'd for Kings Point Ferry
Warren County supervisors will advertise for bids for repairs to the Kings Point Ferry. The Vicksburg Post reports (http://bit.ly/11OlNcv ) that the board has not released a timetable for the work. The vessel is busiest during deer-hunting season each winter, when hunters flock to Kings Point Island, located north of ...
MD--Mid-Atlantic Daybook
BC-MD--Mid-Atlantic Daybook Mid-Atlantic Daybook Associated Press Mid-Atlantic Daybook for Thursday, June 20. MID-ATLANTIC The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. Contact the Mid-Atlantic bureau ...
Medical care lags behind Afghan military growth
The young Afghan soldier lay in great pain on a cot at an army base, his uniform pants cut up to his thigh so medics could clean the wound in his right knee where he was shot fighting insurgents. The medics bandaged him and gave him morphine and an IV ...
Analysis: Obama prods, gets share of pushback
Over the past two weeks, President Barack Obama has argued with Chinese President Xi Jinping over cybersecurity, consulted with world leaders over Syria and trade, declared his desire to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons, and embraced the uncertain steps toward reconciliation in Afghanistan. In each case, the president is ...
Georgia News Digest
The state at 3:30 a.m. TOP STORIES: PAULA DEEN-LAWSUIT SAVANNAH, Ga. — Celebrity cook Paula Deen says she has used racial slurs in the past but insists she and her brother, who are accused of racial and sexual discrimination in a lawsuit by a former manager of their restaurant, don't ...
Senators closing in on border security compromise
White House-backed immigration legislation is gaining momentum in the Senate, where key lawmakers say they are closing in on a bipartisan compromise to spend tens of billions of dollars stiffening the bill's border security requirements without delaying legalization for millions living in the country unlawfully. "This is a key moment ...
Defense Department takes control of Va. elk herd
Uncle Sam is taking over the care of an elk herd at a Richmond military facility. The elk roam the grounds of the Defense Supply Center, which was established after the Department of Defense bought the property from the Bellwood family in 1941. The Defense Logistics Agency says in a ...
FBI chief: Drones used in US for surveillance
The FBI uses drones inside the United States for surveillance of stationary subjects, and the privacy implications of such operations are "worthy of debate," the agency's director said. Robert Mueller's comments Wednesday added context on the country's rapidly increasing use — military and otherwise — of the unmanned aerial technology ...
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