Liberal justices lean toward Puerto Rico in debt case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal justices on Tuesday signaled support for Puerto Rico’s bid to convince the Supreme Court to revive a law that could let the U.S. territory cut billions of dollars in debt at public utilities in a key test in its quest to …
No known threat of Brussels-type attack in U.S.: Homeland Security chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday that the United States has no intelligence that indicates there is a plot to carry out an attack inside U.S. borders similar to the one in Brussels
One dead, one wounded in murder-attempted suicide at Texas Walmart
DALLAS (Reuters) – A gunman killed a Walmart employee inside a North Texas store on Tuesday, then shot himself in an attempted suicide, police said.
U.S. service member and his family hurt in Brussels attacks: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. service members and his family were hurt in Tuesday’s attacks that targeted the airport and a metro train in Brussels, Fox News reported, citing a U.S. military statement.
U.S. airlines cancel Brussels flights after blasts
(Reuters) – U.S. airlines including Delta, United and American canceled flights on Tuesday after two deadly blasts in a packed departure area of the Brussels Airport at Zaventem.
U.S. charges three Syrian hackers: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have charged three Syrian nationals who are current or former members of the Syrian Electronic Army with multiple conspiracies related to computer hacking, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
Poll: Apple’s privacy fight does not win extra points for security
(Reuters) – Most Americans trust Apple Inc to protect their personal information from hackers, according to a national Reuters/Ipsos poll, but not any better than rivals Google, Amazon and Microsoft.
Brill to step down from U.S. Federal Trade Commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission, Julie Brill, will resign and leave the U.S. agency at the end of March, the FTC said in a statement on Tuesday.
U.S. top court backs moose hunter in Alaska hovercraft case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with an Alaska moose hunter who contended the federal government overstepped its authority in banning hovercraft on National Park Service land in the northernmost U.S. state.
U.S. states giving more ex-felons voting rights back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Baltimore community organizer Perry Hopkins, 55, is looking forward to stepping into a voting booth for the first time in his life this election season.
