U.S. judge sets $30,000 bail for UK hacker who stopped ‘WannaCry’
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Las Vegas set a $30,000 bail on Friday for a well-known British cyber security researcher accused of advertising and selling malicious code used to pilfer banking and credit card information.
U.S. appeals court agrees to reconsider ‘Making a Murderer’ conviction
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in Chicago on Friday agreed to reconsider the decision of a federal judge who overturned the homicide conviction of a Wisconsin man serving a life sentence in a case chronicled in the Netflix television documentary “Mak…
British cyber expert arrested in U.S. gets support from MP
(Reuters) – A British cyber security researcher arrested in the United States on hacking charges has gained the support of his MP in England.
EPA to review previously denied claims from Colorado mine spill
DENVER (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt vowed on Friday to review $1.2 billion in previously denied claims for economic losses from a 2015 EPA-triggered toxic waste spill at a dormant Colorado gold mine.
Thousands of animals, many dead, found in California warehouse
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of birds, reptiles and other animals, many of them dead, were found inside a warehouse in a Southern California industrial complex on Friday after police investigated odor complaints.
U.S. Army halts use of Chinese-made drones over cyber concerns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Army has ordered its members to stop using drones made by Chinese manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd because of “cyber vulnerabilities” in the products.
U.S. gun background checks in July fell most since 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Background checks related to U.S. firearm purchases suffered their deepest quarterly decline in over three years in July, suggesting a sales slump despite price discounts aimed at improving customer demand following President …
Yemenis, Iranians sue U.S. State Department, ask for visas to be processed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dozens of Yemenis and Iranians who won the chance to immigrate to the United States sued the U.S. State Department on Friday for not processing their visa applications after President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban was reinsta…
Chicago police prepare to interrogate suspects in Illinois stabbing
(Reuters) – Chicago police were preparing to interrogate two university officials who were arrested in California on Friday and charged with a fatal July stabbing that investigators believe stemmed from a domestic dispute.
‘Pharma bro’ Shkreli convicted of fraud in U.S. court, assails ‘witch hunt’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. jury convicted Martin Shkreli, the brash former drug company and hedge fund executive, on Friday of defrauding investors in hedge funds he ran years before he gained fame for jacking up the price of a drug.
