AT&T to launch 5G in U.S. by late 2018
(Reuters) – AT&T Inc , the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier, said it would launch fifth-generation (5G) mobile network service in a dozen cities in the United States by late 2018, after international wireless standards for the network were finalised last month.
Baseball: World Series champion Astros to visit White House
(Reuters) – The Houston Astros will visit the White House to be honored by United States president Donald Trump, a team staff member told the Houston Chronicle on Wednesday.
Los Angeles’ large Iranian community cheers anti-regime protests
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Many in Los Angeles’ Iranian expatriate community, the largest in the United States, are heartened by anti-government street protests back home but want to make sure international focus stays on what they see as a struggle for d…
Ex-U.S. NSA contractor to plead guilty to massive theft of secret data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. National Security Agency contractor has agreed to plead guilty to stealing classified information, according to court filings on Wednesday, in what may have been the largest heist of U.S. government secrets in histo…
U.S. Powerball jackpot swells to $460 million, game’s seventh-largest
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Lottery players have another chance to strike it rich on Wednesday night when Powerball holds a drawing for a jackpot that has ballooned to an estimated $460 million, the seventh-largest prize in the game’s history, the lottery webs…
Man charged with threatening to kill Trump during visit to Utah
(Reuters) – A Utah man was charged on Wednesday with using a police tip line to threaten to kill President Donald Trump last month when Trump was visiting the western state.
Washington state sues Motel 6 for sharing guest data with immigration agents
(Reuters) – Motel 6 was sued on Wednesday by Washington state’s attorney general, who accused the discount hotel chain of illegally providing guest lists to U.S. immigration authorities, knowing of their interest in people with “Latino-sounding” names….
Firefighters extinguish small fire at Clintons’ property in Chappaqua, New York
(Reuters) – A small fire broke out on Wednesday at a structure used by the Secret Service behind the home of former President Bill Clinton and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Chappaqua, New York, the agency said.
U.S. Attorney General appoints 17 interim top prosecutors
(Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday appointed 17 current and former federal prosecutors as interim U.S. Attorneys in jurisdictions around the country, the Department of Justice said.
‘Bombogenesis’ takes aim at U.S. Northeast as snow sweeps South
CHARLESTON, S.C./BOSTON (Reuters) – A rare type of winter storm hit the U.S. Southeast on Wednesday, dumping snow on Florida’s capital for the first time in three decades and snarling travel, while New England braced for a “bombogenesis” blizzard forec…
