Michigan Attorney General says weak Detroit schools can be closed
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Underperforming schools in the cash-strapped city of Detroit can be closed this school year, Michigan’s Attorney General said in a legal opinion issued Wednesday to clarify an existing state law.
Congress rejects Obama veto, Saudi September 11 bill becomes law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, the first veto override of his eight-year presiden…
Syrian hacker sympathetic to Assad pleads guilty in U.S. court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A computer hacker sympathetic to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government pleaded guilty for his role as a middleman in an extortion scheme targeting U.S. media outlets and governments, the U.S. Department of Justice said on…
U.S. judge approves but critiques SEC’s ‘phantom’ deal with bank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday won approval of a settlement with failed Cayman Islands-based Caledonian Bank Ltd, despite criticism by a federal judge of the regulator’s handling of the case and of the acc…
CIA chief opposes bill allowing 9/11 suits against Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA Director John Brennan said on Wednesday that legislation to allow lawsuits against the government of Saudi Arabia over the Sept. 11 attacks has “grave implications” for U.S. national security.
FBI Director calls ‘stop and frisk’ an important tool when used right
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey told a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday that the police tactic known as “stop and frisk” is an important tool when used right.
As Islamic State loses ground, risk in U.S. rises: FBI official
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – The United States is likely to face a higher risk of Islamic State-inspired attacks over the next two years as the group loses land in the Middle East, a top official with the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesd…
Senators ask Justice Dept to consider probe of EpiPen Medicaid classification
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Charles Grassley and Amy Klobuchar asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Mylan NV may have misclassified its EpiPen in order to pay lower rebates to the states.
Mother, brother of NYC bomb suspect held in Afghanistan: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mother and a brother of New York City bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami have been detained in Afghanistan after trying to return to the United States and being taken off a flight, the suspect’s father told ABC News.
Special Report: Flawed CDC report left Indiana children vulnerable to lead poisoning
EAST CHICAGO, Indiana (Reuters) – In this industrial northwest Indiana city, hundreds of families who live in a gated public housing community with prim lawns and a new elementary school next door are searching for new homes. Their own places have been…
