U.S. exploring ways to disclose number of Americans caught in data grabs: spy chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Monday his office was looking at “several options” to publicly disclose an estimate of the number of U.S. persons caught incidentally in Internet surveillance intended for foreign targets.
Slaying of eight Ohio family members called ‘sophisticated’ execution
(Reuters) – Eight family members found shot to death at four homes in rural Ohio were specifically targeted for execution in a pre-planned, “sophisticated operation,” authorities said on Sunday as their investigation of the unsolved killings entered a …
Three federal agents shot in Kansas gunbattle with suspect
(Reuters) – Three federal law enforcement officers were wounded in an exchange of gunfire in Topeka, Kansas, as they tried to arrest an armed robbery suspect at a motel that became engulfed in fire during the confrontation, authorities said on Sunday.
Suspect in Wisconsin prom shooting dies in hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An 18-year-old man suspected of opening fire on two students outside a Wisconsin high school prom died in a nearby hospital early Sunday morning after he was shot and wounded by a police officer, authorities said.
Connecticut man made threat on Twitter to bomb Trump rally: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 20-year-old Connecticut man was arrested after being accused of sending threats on Twitter to bomb a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, authorities said on Sunday.
Pennsylvania voters torn over calls for a fracking ban
WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – For some Democratic voters in Pennsylvania, Tuesday’s primary election will be more than just a chance to pick preferred candidates for public office – it will be a mini-referendum on the future of the state’s downt…
One man dead, two police officers wounded in Arizona shooting
(Reuters) – Police shot dead a trespassing suspect who had opened fire and wounded them at a Phoenix-area Walmart store on Saturday, police said.
Reward offered in Ohio hunt for execution-style killer of eight
(Reuters) – A Cincinnati-area businessman on Saturday offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to a suspect or suspects in the execution-style killings of eight members of the same family who were shot dead in four homes on Friday.
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting outside Alabama dance hall
(Reuters) – A man was arrested on Saturday in connection with a shooting outside an Alabama dance hall that killed three people and wounded one, officials said.
Fireworks stolen from CSX freight train recovered in Detroit
(Reuters) – Federal agents have found more than 30 cases of commercial-grade aerial fireworks in Detroit after the explosives were reported stolen from a CSX freight train earlier this week, officials said on Saturday.
