FBI head helped Facebook defend encryption he’s now fighting
Christopher Wray, prior to becoming FBI director, argued on behalf of Facebook Inc in defense of encrypted communications as the company was being pressured by the U.S. Justice Department over the issue, according to a court filing and a person famili…
Hundreds protest in Michigan as governor seeks to extend emergency powers
Hundreds of protesters, some armed, gathered inside Michigan’s state Capitol in Lansing on Thursday objecting to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request to extend emergency powers to combat COVID-19, an appeal Republican lawmakers there have opposed.
Pelosi: state, local governments could need $1 trillion for coronavirus costs
U.S. state and local governments could need close to $1 trillion in aid over several years to cope with the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday.
Alone but together under lockdown, New York Girl Scouts embark on bird count project
When the COVID-19 crisis hit, a Girl Scout troop in central New York thought it might have to scrap its group bird-counting trip altogether.
New York to hire thousands of contact tracers, reduce subway service to clean trains
New York state will hire thousands of people to trace the contacts of people who test positive for the coronavirus and halt early-hour New York City subway service to disinfect the trains every day, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.
Trump says his former national security adviser Flynn was tormented by dirty cops
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was tormented by “dirty cops” as part of the probe into whether Russia helped Trump win the White House in 2016.
Only 20 U.S. defense contractors consider $17 billion COVID-19 loan pool
Fewer than 20 companies are considering applying for $17 billion worth of loans earmarked as relief funds for Pentagon suppliers hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a Pentagon official said on Thursday.
Police arrest suspect in shooting outside Cuba’s U.S. embassy, no injuries
Police arrested a suspect early on Thursday morning after reports of gunfire at Cuba’s embassy in the United States, the Secret Service and Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department said.
U.S. states, local governments could need nearly $1 trillion for pandemic: Pelosi
U.S. state and local governments could need close to $1 trillion in aid over several years to cope with the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday.
Coronavirus was ‘not manmade or genetically modified’: U.S. spy agency
The top U.S. spy agency said for the first time on Thursday the American intelligence community believes the COVID-19 virus that originated in China was not manmade or genetically modified.
