Michigan governor issues state of energy emergency before holiday
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder issued a state of energy emergency on Tuesday because of ongoing problems with a major product pipeline and an unexpected outage at Marathon’s Detroit refinery.
Louisiana governor to sign law making police killings hate crimes
(Reuters) – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards plans to sign legislation making it a hate crime to kill a police officer or another first responder, bolstering penalties for an offense that already qualifies for the state’s death penalty, his office s…
Hacker who exposed Hillary Clinton’s email server expected to plead guilty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Romanian computer hacker who revealed the existence of a private email server used by Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state is expected to plead guilty to hacking-related offenses, a U.S. law enforcement official said…
New York inmate photo makes it to Facebook, despite cellphone ban
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Department of Corrections said on Tuesday it was investigating what appears to be a photo of inmates from Rikers Island jail taken with a cellphone, a device banned in city jails.
Texas teen sentenced to 38 years for murdering Iraqi immigrant
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Dallas jury sentenced a teenager to 38 years in prison on Tuesday for murdering an Iraqi immigrant as he took family pictures while experiencing snow for the first time.
Senators renew push to overhaul military handling of sex assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators renewed an effort on Tuesday to shift the military’s handling of sexual assault cases from top commanders to independent prosecutors, insisting that the current system has left victims too fear…
Two FBI agents shot while serving warrant outside of Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two FBI agents were shot and wounded in a Chicago suburb on Tuesday as they tried to arrest an alleged gang member wanted for dealing drugs, and the suspect was killed, the FBI and local media said.
‘Staff errors’ led to 152 U.S. inmates serving extra time: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Errors by the U.S. agency that oversees the federal prison system resulted in 152 inmates staying in prison beyond their scheduled release dates between 2009 and 2014, a government watchdog said on Tuesday.
Houston police probe bomb threat on Delta plane, no device found
(Reuters) – Houston police dispatched a bomb squad on Tuesday to George Bush Intercontinental Airport to investigate a possible bomb threat against a Delta Air Lines plane, a police spokesman said, but no device was found on the airplane.
U.S. charges New York man for providing support to Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City man was arrested on Tuesday and charged with providing material support to Islamic State by trying to help an undercover law enforcement employee travel to Syria to fight with the militant group.
