By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. Naval Academy football players have been charged with raping a female midshipman and making false statements, the school said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of sexual assault allegations in the U.S. military.
The midshipmen will face an Article 32 proceeding, similar to a preliminary hearing in civilian law. The hearing will kick off a process similar to a grand jury to determine if a general court-martial is warranted.
By David Ingram
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States uses drones for surveillance in some limited law enforcement situations, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday, sparking additional debate about President Barack Obama's use of domestic surveillance.
The acknowledgement came in response to questions from U.S. senators who said they wanted to know more about the federal government's increasing use of unmanned aircraft.
"Does the FBI use drones for surveillance on U.S. soil?" Republican Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa asked during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
June 19, 2013 1:21 PM
Eyewitness Edward Dalton describes what he saw as a 28-year-old man was attacked by a 12- to14-ft shark in Kekaha Kai Sate Park in Hawaii. Dalton said the shark launched into the air before coming down on the unnamed victim, who is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
A new University of Connecticut/Hartford Courant poll finds most Americans are happy, but just how happy depends on income level, reports CBS New York.
Even with all the stresses of daily life, nearly two out of every 10 people polled nationwide said they are completely happy with life in general.
A full 58 percent of respondents answered they were either completely happy or very happy.
June 19, 2013 1:55 PM
While 75 percent of the planet is a relatively unchanging shade of ocean blue, the remaining surface goes through stages of green. In this NASA/NOAA imagery capturing April 2012 to April 2013, the darkest green areas are the lushest in vegetation, while the lightest could be snow covered, drought impacted or just un-vegetated rock.
(CNN) -- The 13-year-old boy told them he knew wrestling on TV was fake, sheriff's officials in a New Orleans suburb said.
But, according to authorities in Jefferson Parish, his account of practicing "WWE" style wrestling moves by punching, jumping on and slamming his 5-year-old half sister to the bed was all too real -- and fatal.
(CNN) -- U.S. and Cuban officials met this week to discuss the future postal service between the two countries, which was suspended 50 years ago. But a change anytime soon is not likely.
The Cuban delegation, in a statement, called the talks satisfactory, but added that mail service could not resume as long the U.S.
(CNN) -- Celebrity chef Paula Deen denies she's ever told racial jokes, but she did acknowledge using the "N" word, according to her deposition in a lawsuit.
NEW YORK – Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks.
The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth of iPads as the first part of a multi-year commitment. It found that the iPad was the least expensive option that met its specifications.
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