Recovery plan issued for U.S. Northwest salmon, steelhead
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – U.S. fisheries managers have unveiled a plan seeking to restore dwindling runs of salmon and trout that migrate 900 miles up the Snake River from the Pacific to spawning grounds in Idaho while leaving intact their greatest bar…
Amazon delivery contractor settles on New York back wages
New York (Reuters) – An Amazon.com Inc delivery contractor in New York City has agreed to pay $100,000 in back wages to drivers after making deductions for lunch breaks that the workers never took, the state attorney general’s office said on Friday.
Jury awards $7.3 million to Penn State whistleblower in Sandusky scandal
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) – A jury in Pennsylvania on Thursday awarded more than $7 million in damages to a former Penn State University assistant football coach who said the school retaliated by firing him after he implicated Jerry Sandusky as a moles…
Wisconsin college student charged with multiple sexual assaults
(Reuters) – Wisconsin prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against a University of Wisconsin-Madison student on Thursday, accusing him of sexually assaulting at least six women since early 2015.
Ex-Colorado policeman gets 16 years for fatal on-duty shooting
DENVER (Reuters) – A former Colorado police officer convicted of murder for fatally shooting a man in the back while on duty two years ago was sentenced on Thursday to 16 years in prison, authorities said.
Lawyer says U.S. Supreme Justice Thomas groped her in 1999
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A woman who works as a corporate lawyer with an Alaska energy company has accused U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of groping her in 1999, a charge he called “preposterous” and untrue.
Obama shortens prison sentences for 98 convicts: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama shortened the prison sentences for 98 convicts serving time for drug-related offenses in his latest round of commutations, including for 42 people serving life sentences, the White House said on Thursd…
Florida man pleads guilty to hacking, spamming scheme
(Reuters) – A Florida man pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges stemming from his role in wide-ranging hacking scheme that generated $1.3 million through the hijacking of customer email accounts to send unsolicited “spam” messages, prosecutors said.
U.S. lawmakers raise privacy concerns over new hacking rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Congress on Thursday asked the Justice Department to clarify how a looming rule change to the government’s hacking powers could impact privacy rights of innocent Americans.
U.S. charges 61 over India-based impersonation scam
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department charged 61 people and entities on Thursday with taking part in a scam involving India-based call centers where agents impersonated Internal Revenue Service, immigration and other federal officials and demanded pa…
