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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A report on the crash of a U.S. drone aircraft into a Navy ship recommends administrative action against the warship's then-skipper, Capt. Andrew Hesser, and three crew members for not doing enough to stop the drone from crashing. U-T San Diego obtained a redacted report under the Freedom of Information Act. The report says human error and a malfunctioning control system caused the crash.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A scathing appraisal of the health care system for veterans says the Veterans Health Administration must be restructured and that there is a "corrosive culture" which has hurt morale and affected the timeliness of health care. The review ordered by President Barack Obama substantially verifies problems raised by whistleblowers and internal and congressional investigators.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have cracked down on vigilantes organized to confront drug cartels. Soldiers and police arrested 83 suspected vigilantes on charges of carrying unauthorized weapons, including one of the founders of the "self-defense" movement in Mexico's western Michoacan (meech-wah-KAHN') state. The so-called "self-defense" movement sprang up last year.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The father of the young man who killed six people and injured 13 others near the University of California, Santa Barbara, last month says he wants to help educate people so they can recognize warning signs of mental illness within families. In a letter provided to ABC News on Friday, Peter Rodger says his son, Elliot, hid his sickness but in hindsight, there were traits and markers.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou if facing charges stemming from his acquisition of the company that prints the country's currency and of later benefiting from government contracts. A judge charged him with bribery and conducting business incompatible with public office. Boudou, the first sitting Argentine vice president to face such charges, is free pending trial.
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