Pentagon reviewing security after fitness apps show locations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has ordered a review of security protocols, officials say, after fitness tracking devices broadcast patterns of movement at military facilities around the world, including in war zones.
Ex-NY high school librarian gets 15 years in kidnap-murder plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York City high school librarian was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday after he was found guilty of conspiring to kidnap, rape and murder women with people he met on internet message boards.
Cleveland Indians to remove logo criticized as racist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Cleveland Indians will remove the smiling “Chief Wahoo” logo from their on-field uniforms beginning in the 2019 season, the baseball team said on Monday, in a concession to critics who have long assailed the image as a racist c…
Pentagon warns U.S. forces after fitness trackers reveal locations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Monday it was reviewing whether it needed to bolster its security protocols after fitness tracking devices broadcast patterns of movement of U.S. personnel at American military facilities around the world, in…
U.S. to implement security upgrades to refugee program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New security upgrades to the U.S. refugee admissions program will help block suspected criminals from entering the United States from “high-risk” countries, the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday.
U.S. court: No court-appointed lawyer for boy facing deportation
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Children illegally brought to the United States with their parents have no constitutional right to a court-appointed lawyer to represent them in U.S. immigration proceedings, according to a federal appellate ruling issued on M…
Jealous former boyfriend behind Pennsylvania car wash attack: reports
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania police did not dispute local media reports on Monday that said the man who shot and killed four people at a car wash outside Pittsburgh on Sunday was a jealous former lover of one of the women killed.
Trump wants U.S. Health Secretary to get tough on drug prices, opioids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday charged the new U.S. health secretary with bringing down drug prices and to be tough on pharmaceutical companies about the widespread abuse of prescription opiates.
Few U.S. adults report bonuses, raises from Republican tax law
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two percent of U.S. adults said they had gotten a raise, bonus or other additional benefits due to the Republican tax law enacted a month ago by President Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Mond…
Hung out to dry twice, Tennessee city stumped by Trump’s washer tariffs
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – When President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on imported washing machines last week it was a “Not Again” moment for officials in this north Tennessee city that has lost jobs to an international trade dispute before.
