SEC names Christopher Hetner cyber-security adviser to Mary Jo White
(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission named Christopher Hetner senior adviser to the chair as it looks to address rising instances of cyber attacks.
Texas floodwaters claim three soldiers’ lives at Fort Hood
AUSTIN, Texas/SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A U.S. Army truck overturned in a swollen Fort Hood creek on Thursday, killing three soldiers and leaving six missing as storms dumped more rain on flood-hit parts of Texas.
Michigan House approves, sends school funding package to state Senate
(Reuters) – Michigan lawmakers on Thursday approved paying off a $467 million deficit incurred by Detroit Public Schools and to fund costs associated with creating a new school system, online legislative records showed and local media reported.
Airports go slow on Delta’s plans to expand VIP security lanes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As travelers face long waits for U.S. airport security checks, Delta Air Lines Inc wants to expand limited access lanes to allow its top fliers – and anyone who pays a fee – to jump to the front of the line.
Two jets from elite U.S. military squadrons crash, one pilot dead
(Reuters) – Two fighter jets from elite U.S. military demonstration squadrons crashed in separate incidents on Thursday, including one that had just done a flyover of the Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado where President Barack Obama had spoken….
Singer Prince died of accidental painkiller overdose: medical examiner
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Music superstar Prince, who was found dead in his home in a Minneapolis suburb in late April, died of an accidental, self-administered overdose of an opioid painkiller, the county medical examiner said in a death report on Thursday….
No charges against St. Louis police in black teen’s death
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Two St. Louis police officers will not face charges for the shooting death of a black teenager in August 2015, a Missouri prosecutor said on Thursday.
In Alabama, 100,000 people told not to drink water due to contamination
(Reuters) – A water provider in northern Alabama warned more than 100,000 customers on Thursday not to drink or cook with tap water, saying it could be contaminated with potentially dangerous levels of a chemical that federal health officials have link…
Civil liberties group challenges Alabama abortion restrictions
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union challenged in federal court in Alabama on Thursday new state abortion restrictions that limit the proximity of clinics to public schools and ban a procedure used to terminate pregnancies in the second trim…
U.S. charges Harvard grad over alleged Ponzi-like currency scam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Harvard University graduate has been criminally charged with fraudulently causing almost $20 million of losses for clients after falsely touting her currency trading prowess and using new money to make Ponzi-like payments to earl…
