California man charged with hacking, defacing government websites
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A California man was arrested on Thursday on charges he hacked and vandalized websites associated with the U.S. Military Academy and the office of New York City’s comptroller.
Ex-Illinois congressman sentenced to prison on tax charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former Illinois U.S. congressman Mel Reynolds was sentenced on Thursday to six months in prison for failing to file federal income tax returns, according to prosecutors.
Toxic gas alert for Hawaii eruption; new areas at risk
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Hawaii residents were alerted on Thursday to rising levels of toxic gas from volcanic fissures and geologists warned that new areas east of the erupting Kilauea volcano may be at risk to lava bursting from the ground.
Trader indicted in U.S. over currency rigging
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A foreign exchange trader in New York has been indicted in connection with a broader probe into the rigging of currency prices by major banks, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday.
Victims of disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor ask Texas to take action
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Victims of a former USA Gymnastics doctor sentenced to life in prison for molesting nearly 200 female athletes urged Texas on Thursday to step up its investigation of suspected sexual abuse that took place at a team training c…
Trump administration to reconsider housing bias protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration signaled on Thursday it may reverse housing anti-discrimination protections established under Democratic former President Barack Obama that exposed companies to a broad range of legal claim…
Yale ‘troubled’ by police call for napping black student
(Reuters) – Yale University’s vice president for student life said she was “deeply troubled” by an episode this week in which a white student called the police after finding a black student napping in a university common room.
Overdose 101: New York inmates trained to use opioid antidote kit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The inmates filed into a room at a New York prison, squeezed into classroom-style desks, and watched a guard demonstrate how a small plastic tube could help them save lives when they return to the streets of a nation gripped by an …
Lawsuit against U.S. border searches of phones can move forward: judge
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s growing practice of conducting warrantless searches on phones and laptops of Americans stopped at the borde…
U.S. safety agency reviewing fatal Tesla crash in Florida
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it was reviewing a Florida crash of a Tesla Inc vehicle earlier this week that killed two teenagers.
