Mysterious high-pitched tone keeps Oregon residents up at night
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – An unexplained high-pitched tone has kept residents of a Portland suburb awake at night for at least a week, confounding the best efforts of police and firefighters to pinpoint its source, officials in the community said on M…
U.N. agency prohibits lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft
(Reuters) – The U.N. aviation agency on Monday agreed to prohibit shipments of lithium-ion batteries on passenger aircraft, citing concerns that they are a fire hazard.
Exclusive: San Bernardino victims to oppose Apple on iPhone encryption
(Reuters) – Some victims of the San Bernardino attack will file a legal brief in support of the U.S. government’s attempt to force Apple Inc to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the shooters, a lawyer representing the victims said on Sund…
Female guard testimony illegally redacted in 9/11 hearing: lawyers
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – Lawyers for five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11 attacks argued on Monday that government officials illegally redacted testimony about treatment of Muslim prisoners made during a pre-trial hearing at Guantanamo Bay.
Weapons used in South Carolina mall incident likely replicas: police
(Reuters) – Reports of gunfire that cleared a South Carolina mall last weekend may have been made by airsoft guns, not weapons with actual bullets, police said on Monday.
Illinois governor eyes blocking Chicago school debt
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner said on Monday the state has the power to block any debt offerings by financially distressed school districts, including the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools (CPS), which has been dependent on borr…
Alabama man killed after tracking stolen cell phone with app
(Reuters) – An Alabama man who used a computer app to track down his stolen cell phone was shot and killed when he tried to retrieve it from the suspected thief, police said on Monday.
Maryland mom found not responsible in boy’s death in swing
(Reuters) – A Maryland woman charged with pushing her 3-year-old son in a park swing until he died was found not criminally responsible by a judge on Monday, a prosecutor said.
New York agency offers help to undocumented trafficking and crime victims
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Enriqueta Luna was an undocumented worker when her employer, a New York City restaurant owner, pulled down his pants and threatened her, and she knew that reporting the crime could get her deported to Mexico.
Two Pennsylvania families who say fracking fouled water take case to trial
SCRANTON, Pa. (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in a federal lawsuit in which two northeastern Pennsylvania families allege that Cabot Oil & Gas Corp contaminated their well water with methane when it began fracking for natural gas near their homes.
