Tampa Bay Rays to play in Havana during Obama visit
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Tampa Bay Rays will become the first Major League Baseball franchise to play in Havana since 1999 when they face Cuba’s national team in an exhibition this month coinciding with a historic visit by U.S. President Barack Obama.
U.S. military invites vetted experts to ‘Hack the Pentagon’
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would invite vetted outside hackers to test the cybersecurity of some public U.S. Defense Department websites as part of a pilot project next month, in the first-ever such program offered by t…
At least four hurt when possible tornado tears through Alabama
(Reuters) – At least four people were hurt and dozens of homes damaged when a possible tornado swept through Alabama late on Tuesday, forecasters and local officials said.
San Francisco sheriff deputies charged for ‘Fight Club’ duels
(Reuters) – Three San Francisco sheriff’s deputies were charged with arranging “Fight Club” duels between jail inmates, and one of the deputies made prisoners gamble for food, clothing and bedding, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Pentagon needs data security, strong encryption: U.S. defense chief
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday underscored the U.S. military’s support for data security and strong encryption as he asked top U.S. technology sector entrepreneurs and innovators to play a larger role in national secu…
More than a third of people shot by LAPD in 2015 mentally ill: report
(Reuters) – More than a third of people hit by Los Angeles police officers’ gunfire last year had indications of mental illness, double the prior year, according to a report on the use of force released on Tuesday by the Los Angeles Police Department.
Lead still found in some Flint, Michigan, water: governor
(Reuters) – Five months after Flint, Michigan, changed its water supply due to problems with lead contamination and discolored drinking water, nearly 9 percent of the city’s sites tested for lead in the water continue to exceed federally acceptable lim…
Yosemite changes famous names; Ahwahnee sign stolen amid legal fight
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Visitors to Yosemite National Park were greeted with an unfamiliar name for the park’s most iconic hotel on Tuesday as a bitter legal battle over its trademarked name raged on, while thieves made off with a sign for the famed Ah…
Pennsylvania grand jury finds widespread sex abuse by priests
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Hundreds of children in western Pennsylvania were sexually assaulted by about 50 Roman Catholic priests over four decades while bishops covered up their actions, according to a state grand jury report released on Tuesday.
University of Missouri probes ‘Hitler rules’ on dorm poster
(Reuters) – The University of Missouri is investigating anti-Semitic vandalism in which “Hitler rules” was written on a dormitory poster, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest racial incident at the school.
