Civil liberties group urges Verizon to shore up Yahoo user protection
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An international civil liberties group that has worked with web companies on human rights and surveillance issues is asking Verizon Communications Inc to examine a secret email scanning program run by its acquisition target Ya…
Obama tells students at town hall about how failures have shaped him
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama won two straight elections for the White House, but on Tuesday during a talk with students at a town hall on race and sports he discussed a few times when he did not always come out on top.
Accused bomber to be arraigned on New Jersey charges Thursday
(Reuters) – A man accused of bombings in New York and New Jersey last month that injured dozens is set to be arraigned on New Jersey state charges on Thursday, one of his attorneys said on Tuesday.
Massachusetts churches sue over transgender bathroom bill
(Reuters) – Four Massachusetts churches on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking to be exempted from a state law that requires public places to allow transgender people to use bathrooms in line with their gender identity.
U.S. to seek criminal contempt charge against Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday they will seek a criminal contempt charge against Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his tough stance on illegal immigration, for violating a court order in a 2007 racial profilin…
Chicago mayor buys peace with teachers, fiscal impact uncertain
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A tentative deal reached late on Monday between the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and its teachers union averted a strike that had been scheduled for Tuesday but the impact on the district’s already shaky finances was uncertain.
Unarmed black man killed by Tulsa police had PCP in his system: autopsy
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – An unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police in Oklahoma last month while he had his hands in the air had a hallucinogenic drug in his system when he was killed, according to an autopsy released on Tuesday.
Self-styled Minnesota pastor pleads guilty to sex crimes
(Reuters) – A self-styled Minnesota church leader who was arrested in Brazil last year on allegations of sexually assaulting two 15-year-old girls pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony sex crimes, prosecutors said.
U.S. court rules CFPB structure unconstitutional, bureau can still operate
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the structure of the U.S. agency charged with guarding consumers’ finances is unconstitutional, fueling an election-year political fight over one of the signature government …
U.S. justices to weigh detainee suit against Bush officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether to block a lawsuit against former Attorney General John Ashcroft and others by non-U.S. citizens, mainly Muslims, swept up after the Sept. 11 attacks who said they were a…
