Ohio man indicted for using ‘Fruitfly’ malware to spy on Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Ohio man was charged in a 16-count indictment on Wednesday for allegedly using malware known as “Fruitfly” to surreptitiously record people by secretly taking over their computer cameras and microphones, the U.S. Justice Depar…
Vermont senate passes bill to legalize marijuana use
(Reuters) – Vermont’s senate on Wednesday passed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana use, which would make the state the first in the nation to do so through the legislative process rather than a ballot initiative.
Divided Supreme Court may allow Ohio voter purge policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices were joined by liberal Stephen Breyer on Wednesday in signaling sympathy toward Ohio’s policy of purging infrequent voters from registration rolls — a practice critics say disenfranchises…
California proposes a $131.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2018-19
(Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown proposes a $131.7 billion general fund budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2018-19, a 5.0 percent increase from the current fiscal year.
After Florida, more states press U.S. for offshore drilling exemptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Governors and other officials from several U.S. coastal states ramped up pressure on the Trump administration on Wednesday to exempt their waters from an offshore drilling plan, hours after the Interior Department granted Florida…
Fifteen dead, up to two dozen missing, after California mudslides
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rescue crews with dogs and thermal-imaging equipment searched the hills around wealthy Santa Barbara, California, on Wednesday for up to two dozen people missing after rain-driven mudslides swept through the coastal community, k…
After Florida, more states press U.S. for offshore drilling exemptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Governors and other officials from several U.S. coastal states ramped up pressure on the Trump administration on Wednesday to exempt their waters from an offshore drilling plan, hours after the Interior Department granted Florida…
Supreme Court divided over Ohio voter purge policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared at odds on Wednesday in a closely watched voting rights case, differing over whether Ohio’s purging of infrequent voters from its registration rolls — a policy critic…
Fifteen confirmed dead in California mudslide, search for survivors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rescue crews using helicopters and dogs searched the hills around wealthy Santa Barbara, California, on Wednesday for people trapped or killed by rain-driven mudslides that left at least 15 people dead in the coastal community.
U.S. Supreme Court hears Ohio voter purge case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court returned to the issue of voting rights on Wednesday as the justices began hearing arguments over whether Ohio’s policy of purging infrequent voters from its registration rolls disenfranchises thousands of p…
