Offices of Texas Catholic archdiocese searched in sex-abuse case
Texas authorities searched the offices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on Wednesday looking for documents related to a priest who was charged in September with sex crimes.
U.S. civil rights groups seek secret documents in Facebook encryption fight
Two civil rights groups asked a federal judge on Wednesday to release documents describing a secret U.S. Department of Justice effort to force Facebook Inc to decrypt conversations between users.
California assessing legal action against use of force on Mexico border
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Texas police raid Catholic archdiocese in sex abuse probe of priest
Texas authorities on Wednesday said they raided the offices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston looking for documents related to a priest who was charged in September with sex crimes.
Land Rover owner in driver’s seat as U.S. justices fault Indiana
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared inclined to rule in favor of an Indiana man who has argued that police violated his constitutional rights by seizing his $42,000 Land Rover vehicle following his conviction for dealing heroin.
Bobby Brown sues Showtime, BBC over Whitney Houston documentary
Whitney Houston’s former husband Bobby Brown and the estate of their daughter Bobbi Kristina have sued Showtime Networks and the BBC over alleged unauthorized footage used in a 2017 documentary about the late singer, “Whitney: Can I Be Me.”
U.S. indicts Iranian hackers responsible for deploying ‘SamSam’ ransomware
The United States on Wednesday indicted two Iranians for launching a major cyber attack using ransomware known as “SamSam” and sanctioned two others for helping exchange the ransom payments from Bitcoin digital currency into rials.
Startled by false missile alert, man sues Hawaii for heart attack
A Hawaii man who had a heart attack after a false alert about an incoming ballistic missile flashed up on thousands of cellphones in January has sued the state, accusing it of negligence in the incident that panicked thousands of people.
Biofuel credits rise on Reuters report Trump assessing waiver program: traders
U.S. renewable fuel credits (d6) for 2018 rose roughly 4 cents on Wednesday on a Reuters report that Trump administration has delayed reviewing small refinery applications for waivers from biofuel laws as it reassess its scoring system, two traders say…
Indiana man’s bid to recover his Land Rover reaches top U.S. court
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared inclined to rule in favor of an Indiana man who argues that police violated his constitutional rights by seizing his $42,000 Land Rover vehicle following a heroin-related conviction.
