Trump weighs revised travel ban, Supreme Court test still possible
PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is considering issuing a new executive order banning citizens of certain countries traveling to the United States after his initial attempt to clamp down on immigration and refugees sn…
Judge sets October trial date for accused New York City bomber
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday set an October trial date for a man accused of detonating a bomb that injured 30 people in New York City, delaying the scheduled start about six months after defense lawyers argued they needed more time to pr…
Ex-DEA employee who concealed strip club ties avoids prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration employee avoided prison on Friday after his conviction last year for lying during a national security background check about operating a New Jersey strip club with an agent.
In Trump travel ban fight, Justice Kennedy’s 2015 opinion looms large
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Justice Anthony Kennedy’s legal reasoning in a 2015 immigration case suggests the U.S. Supreme Court’s frequent swing vote would be skeptical of President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
New York man accused of bomb plot admits Islamic State support
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City man who prosecutors said discussed carrying out a pressure cooker bomb attack for Islamic State with one of its top hackers and helped another man try to travel abroad to join the militant group pleaded guilty on Fr…
Hole in tallest U.S. dam grows, officials say no threat of failure
(Reuters) – A 30-foot (9-meter) hole has appeared in a section of the tallest dam in the United States that is expected to worsen, but there was no immediate threat it will fail, endangering thousands of area residents, California state officials said …
Massachusetts ‘Baby Doe’ mother pleads guilty to murder-related charge
BOSTON (Reuters) – The mother of a 2-1/2-year-old girl whose body was found on a Boston beach in 2015, sparking a months-long search for the identity of “Baby Doe,” pleaded guilty on Friday to being an accessory to murder after the fact.
Indiana governor pardons man whom Pence would not
(Reuters) – A man who served 10 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of armed robbery thanked Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb on Friday for granting him a pardon that had been denied to him by former governor and current Vice President Mike Penc…
Turkish hacker behind cyber heists gets 8 years in U.S. prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Turkish hacker was sentenced to eight years in a U.S. prison on Friday for his role as one the masterminds behind three cyber attacks that enabled $55 million to be siphoned from automated teller machines globally.
BAE, Northrop, SAIC, others in $3.04 billion U.S. defense contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of companies including subsidiaries of BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Corp, Science Applications International Corp, Teledyne Technologies Inc and KBR Inc will share in a $3.04 billion missile defense contract, the Pentago…
