Virginia trooper dies after being shot by gunman at bus station
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A Virginia state trooper who was engaged in a training exercise at a Richmond bus station died on Thursday after a man pulled out a gun and opened fire before being fatally shot by two police officers, police said.
Maryland man sentenced for fatally beating boy over birthday cake
(Reuters) – A Maryland man on Thursday was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally beating his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son over missing birthday cake, court records showed.
U.S., Canada issue joint alert on ‘ransomware’ after hospital attacks
(Reuters) – The United States and Canada on Thursday issued a rare joint cyber alert, warning against a recent surge in extortion attacks that infect computers with viruses known as “ransomware,” which encrypt data and demand payments for it to be unlo…
Georgia executes man for beating death over car keys
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The U.S. state of Georgia on Thursday executed a man convicted of beating another man to death with a wooden closet rod in 1994, a prison spokeswoman said.
Georgia executes man for beating death over car keys: prison spokeswoman
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The U.S. state of Georgia executed a man on Thursday convicted of beating another man to death with a wooden closet rod in 1994, a prison spokeswoman said.
Security vulnerabilities found in U.S. visa database: ABC News
(Reuters) – Cyber security experts have found vulnerabilities in a U.S. State Department system that could have allowed hackers to alter visa applications or steal data from the more than half-billion records on file, ABC News reported, citing sources …
Judge strikes down Mississippi ban on adoption by same-sex couples
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday struck down Mississippi’s ban on adoption by same-sex couples, saying it violated the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution, according to court records.
Ex-QBE executive gets 1-1/2 years in U.S. prison for embezzlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former executive pf QBE Insurance Group was sentenced on Thursday to 1-1/2 years in prison for conspiring to embezzle $2.6 million from the insurance company, some of which he used to buy a house and luxury vehicles.
U.S. judge cuts $18 million verdict for N.Y. financier’s ex-employee
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday reduced by more than two-thirds the maximum sum a Swedish woman can recover after having prevailed in a jury trial against a New York financier she accused of sexual harassment and defamation.
Conservatives push for nearly unthinkable death penalty ban
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A former gun industry lobbyist and budget-hawk Republicans are leading what might seem to be an unlikely hard-right campaign – trying to sway conservatives in places like Utah and Kansas that they should be the first Republica…
