Search of old computer files allowed by U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) – Federal agents acted in good faith in executing a warrant to search a Connecticut accountant’s records that had been seized 2-1/2 years earlier, a U.S. appeals court said, in a closely watched case testing how long the government can keep a…
Illinois man charged with making bombs to attack U.S. government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Illinois man has been charged for making at least two pipe bombs to use against the U.S. government, court records released on Friday showed.
U.S. judge sentences Vietnamese man to 40 years for al Qaeda affiliate support
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Vietnamese-born man who U.S. authorities say was instructed by a top figure with al Qaeda’s Yemen affiliate to carry out a suicide attack at London’s Heathrow Airport was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison.
U.S. expects more hurricanes as tropical storm brews off East Coast
(Reuters) – U.S. meteorologists on Friday predicted the number of storms in the upcoming hurricane season will increase from years of below-average levels, as a weather system brewed off the East Coast potentially disrupting Americans’ Memorial Day wee…
Details of sinking of El Faro cargo ship emerge from U.S. probe
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. investigators on Friday concluded two weeks of hearings into the sinking of cargo ship El Faro in a hurricane last fall that included reports the vessel had outdated weather data and testimony from some of the last people t…
Suspected gunman arrested in 2015 murder of New York governor’s aide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suspected gunman is under arrest in the murder of Carey Gabay, an aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo who was shot before the 2015 West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn, New York City police said on Friday.
U.S. sailor pleads guilty to taking photos inside nuclear submarine
(Reuters) – A U.S. sailor pleaded guilty on Friday to taking photos of the inside of restricted areas of a nuclear submarine in Connecticut in 2009 and then trying to cover up his actions when authorities began to investigate, federal prosecutors said….
Washington planners look beyond U.S.’ crowded ‘front lawn’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Mall, the iconic lawn stretching from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, has become so crowded with commemorative monuments that even the most ambitious tourists find it hard to visit them all in one day.
Man killed by more than 1,000 bee stings in Arizona park
(Reuters) – A 23-year-old man who set out for a peaceful hike in an Arizona park died after being stung by more than 1,000 bees, a swarm so threatening it thwarted rescuers’ repeated attempts to reach him.
Virginia taxi driver indicted for conspiracy to support Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia taxi driver was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday for conspiring to support Islamic State, the Justice Department said on Friday.
