Ex-New York town official sentenced to two-and-half years for bond fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former elected official of a New York City suburb was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday following his conviction in what U.S. prosecutors have called the first criminal securities fraud case brought over municipal b…
Firefighters defend homes as huge California wildfire rages on
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters grappling with a wildfire that has burned out of control for 10 days on California’s scenic coastline, destroying more than 700 homes, sought on Wednesday to defend homes from flames whipped by resurgent Santa Ana w…
Accused N.Y. bomber’s family says attack ‘our worst nightmare’
DHAKA (Reuters) – Zulifikar Haider hoped his daughter would live the American dream when she married a fellow Bangladeshi living in the United States, but that dream turned into a nightmare when the family saw pictures of her husband wounded after alle…
Three U.S. men plead guilty to crimes tied to 2016 botnet attacks
(Reuters) – A former Rutgers University student and two other men pleaded guilty to computer crimes related to the creation, sale and use of the Mirai botnet, a network of infected electronics equipment used to knock major websites offline in massive 2…
U.S. judge orders accused New York bomber detained ahead of trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in a busy New York City commuter hub will remain in federal custody while he awaits trial on charges that include supporting a foreign terrorist organization, a judge rule…
U.S. sanctions two Africans over ivory, weapons trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday blacklisted two people it said supported the outlawed Lord’s Resistance Army in Central African Republic through the illegal trade in ivory, weapons and money aimed at fueling conflict in…
Trump administration calls for government IT to adopt cloud services
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said Wednesday the U.S. government needs a major overhaul of information technology systems and should take steps to better protect data and accelerate efforts to use cloud-based technology.
Three men plead guilty to crimes tied to 2016 botnet attacks
(Reuters) – A former Rutgers University student and two other men pleaded guilty to computer crimes related to the creation, sale and use of the Mirai botnet, a network of infected electronics equipment used to knock major websites offline in massive 2…
Obamacare sign-ups rise but overall enrollment set to fall
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of consumers who signed up for 2018 Obamacare health insurance surpassed the 1 million mark in the second-to-last week of enrollment, the government said on Wednesday, but it did not appear to be enough to grow the progr…
Minnesota lieutenant governor to replace Franken in Senate
(Reuters) – Minnesota’s Democratic Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith was appointed as U.S. senator on Wednesday to replace Al Franken, who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment.
