Unlocking iPhone would leave millions exposed, Apple to tell Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters would leave hundreds of millions of Apple Inc device owners vulnerable to cybercriminals and other hackers, the company’s top lawyer is expected to tell U.S. lawmaker…
Appeals court pauses NYC restaurant salt warning rule
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York appeals court on Monday temporarily stopped New York City from enforcing a new rule requiring chain restaurants to post warnings on menu items high in sodium.
Texas judge back on bench after being injured in November shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas judge injured in a November shooting attack in front of her Austin home returned to the bench on Monday to a standing ovation from her co-workers and supporters, saying she felt as if she had been reborn.
New Jersey mother pleads guilty to burning baby to death in road
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey woman pleaded guilty on Monday to a reduced charge of aggravated manslaughter in the killing of her newborn daughter, who was set ablaze in the middle of a roadway, prosecutors said.
Boston bomber passed citizen test months before deadly attack: paper
BOSTON (Reuters) – The older of the two brothers behind the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombing passed a test to become a U.S. citizen three months before the attack, the Boston Globe reported on Monday, citing federal documents.
New York prison guard gets six months jail for role in escape
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An upstate New York correctional officer pleaded guilty on Monday to helping two convicts make a daring escape from a maximum security prison last year, and was sentenced to six months in jail and $5,000 in fines.
Obama adviser Deese to lead White House’s Supreme Court process
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has turned to senior adviser Brian Deese, an economic expert who previously led the administration’s climate change efforts, to head the team to pick and win confirmation of a Supreme Court candidate, a Whi…
U.S. Air Force vet one of first to face trial for Islamic State support
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force veteran betrayed his country and tried to become a fighter for the militant group Islamic State, federal prosecutors told a New York jury on Monday at the start of his criminal trial.
U.S. justices troubled by judge’s actions in death penalty case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared troubled on Monday by a judge’s failure to step aside in a death penalty case he had previously worked on as a prosecutor involving a convicted murderer who killed a man who had sexually abuse…
Judge allows case against media mogul Redstone to proceed-tentative ruling
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A lawsuit that challenges the mental competence of media mogul Sumner Redstone, the former executive chairman of Viacom Inc, can proceed, a California judge said in a tentative ruling on Monday.
