U.S. regulator says former employee downloaded data from office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. banking regulator said on Friday it had told Congress about what it called “a major information security incident” after a former employee was found to have downloaded a large number of files onto thumb drives before his r…
U.S. prosecutors regroup for second trial in Oregon occupation
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday regrouped to strategize for their next trial of armed militants who occupied a wildlife center in Oregon the day after seven others at a related trial were surprisingly acquitted of all charges.
U.S. prosecutors regroup for second trial in Oregon occupation
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday regrouped to strategize for their next trial of armed militants who occupied a wildlife center in Oregon the day after seven others at a related trial were surprisingly acquitted of all charges.
Tribe vows to continue N. Dakota pipeline fight despite arrests
(Reuters) – A Native American tribe and other activists opposed to a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline project in North Dakota vowed on Friday to continue their fight through direct action, legal challenges and growing celebrity support, a day after pol…
U.S. Supreme Court takes up major transgender rights case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed for the first time to rule on transgender rights in a case in which a Virginia public school district is fighting to prevent a female-born transgender high school student from using the boy…
Illinois teachers’ pension fund eyes 14.5 percent payment hike for state
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ biggest public worker pension fund said on Friday its board gave initial approval to a state contribution of $4.56 billion in fiscal 2018, a 14.5 percent increase over the current fiscal year.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear sex offender social media ban case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up a case testing free speech rights in the digital age, agreeing to decide whether a North Carolina law banning convicted sex offenders from Facebook and other social media sites runs afoul …
Ex-Russian press minister’s 2015 Washington death ruled accidental
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The death last year in Washington of Mikhail Lesin, a Russian media executive and former adviser to President Vladimir Putin, was accidental and caused partly by alcohol poisoning after days of heavy drinking, U.S. authorities sa…
Exclusive: EpiPen price hikes add millions to Pentagon costs
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mylan NV’s price hikes on EpiPens have added millions to U.S. Department of Defense spending since 2008 as the agency covered more prescriptions for the lifesaving allergy shot at near retail prices, government data prov…
Two California men accused of plotting to smuggle weapons to Iran
(Reuters) – Two California men have been charged in a scheme to smuggle more than $3 million worth of military aircraft parts and other defense items to Iran, U.S. federal prosecutors said on Friday.
