Four U.S. lawmakers urge safety agency to address vehicle hacking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four Republican members of Congress on Monday urged U.S. auto safety regulators to convene an industry-wide effort to prevent possible attacks on computer systems in vehicles.
West Virginia man avoids prison in hoax to blow up Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A West Virginia man was sentenced on Monday to time served after he pleaded guilty to making a hoax threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor last year that led to the evacuation of 3,200 people.
Mosque where Florida nightclub shooter worshiped set on fire
(Reuters) – The Florida mosque where Omar Mateen, who committed the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, prayed was badly damaged on Monday in an arson attack, investigators said.
Engine failure led to foot-long hole in Southwest airliner: agency
(Reuters) – An engine failure on a Southwest Airlines Co jet on Aug. 27 released debris that tore a 5 inch by 16 inch (13 cm by 41 cm) hole in the plane before it made a safe emergency landing in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. crash investigators said on Mon…
Peugeot plans LA car-sharing operation with Bollore: CEO
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s PSA will launch car-sharing services in Los Angeles in partnership with Bollore Group, Chief Executive Carlos Tavares said on Monday, as the maker of Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars diversifies into mobility services.
Marathon Galveston Bay contractor feared drowned: official
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A contractor was feared drowned after falling into the Port of Texas City, Texas, when scaffolding supporting him collapsed at the Marathon Petroleum Corp Galveston Bay refinery dock, a Texas City official said.
Jury selection starts again in Georgia hot-car child death trial
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday for the second time this year in the murder trial of a Georgia man who prosecutors say intentionally left his toddler son to die in a hot car in June 2014 while the father exchanged nude photos with wo…
Islamic State-linked cases in U.S. number 110 since 2013: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Assistant Attorney General John Carlin said on Monday that more than 110 people have been publicly charged in federal court since late 2013 on counts related to the Islamic State militant group that has overrun much of Syria…
Connecticut man pleads guilty to scaling White House fence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Connecticut man pleaded guilty on Monday to climbing over the White House fence on Thanksgiving Day last year draped in a U.S. flag, federal prosecutors said.
U.S. man charged with sexual abuse of Nepali boys amid fears trafficking rising
KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Police in Nepal have charged an American man of luring boys from villages and taking them to the capital for sex, an official said on Monday, amid concerns that last year’s devastating earthquakes have caused a …
