New U.S. ‘secret’ clearance unit hires firm linked to 2014 hacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government bureau set up to do “secret” and “top secret” security clearance investigations has turned for help to a private company whose login credentials were used in hack attacks that looted the personal data of 22 mill…
Alabama chief justice ousted over gay marriage defiance
(Reuters) – The chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court was effectively ousted on Friday by a judicial panel that found he unethically resisted U.S. court rulings that legalized same-sex marriage.
Tulsa officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter in shooting death
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – A white police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed black man pleaded not guilty on Friday in court in Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to her attorney’s office.
Ex-Morgan Stanley broker gets three years prison in insider trading ring
(Reuters) – A former Morgan Stanley stockbroker who participated in a $5.6 million insider trading ring involving stock tips passed on napkins and Post-it notes in New York’s Grand Central Terminal was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday, fede…
College Board says upcoming SATs won’t contain questions exposed in breach
NEW YORK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – For the first time since a massive security breach exposed about 400 unpublished questions meant for upcoming SAT tests, the College Board will administer the important college entrance exam this weekend.
Turkish gold trader loses bid to recuse U.S. judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has rejected a request to recuse himself from overseeing the case of a Turkish gold trader accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, calling it untimely and without merit.
One dead in Columbus, Ohio, police shooting
(Reuters) – Columbus, Ohio, police fatally shot a person on Friday while tactical officers were serving a search warrant, a police spokeswoman said.
Connecticut police plead for end to paintball gun battles
(Reuters) – Police in New Haven, Connecticut, on Friday pleaded for an end to a spate of battles with paintball and BB guns on city streets in broad daylight, warning they had received more than a dozen 911 calls from residents who believed the weapons…
Costco should pay $5.5 million for selling fake Tiffany rings: U.S. jury
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Costco Wholesale Corp should hand over $5.5 million to compensate Tiffany & Co for selling counterfeit Tiffany diamond engagement rings, a federal jury said on Thursday.
U.S. Supreme Court returns to work with glaring vacancy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday in uncharted territory, with an vacancy on the bench on a presidential Election Day now certain for the first time since Abraham Lincoln won re-election in 1864 at the height of…
