Top New York law officials call Apple’s encryption stance irresponsible
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two of New York City’s top law enforcement officials accused Apple Inc of being irresponsible by refusing to help the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation hack into an iPhone recovered from one of the two shooters who killed 14 peo…
Ohio tests 10,000 rape kits to clear backlogs, hundreds indicted
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An effort Ohio launched about five years ago to manage its backlog of rape kits has resulted in more than 10,000 tests to recover physical evidence and led to at least 445 indictments, the state Attorney General’s office said on T…
Former New Jersey governors demand new probe into couple’s deaths
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three former governors of New Jersey are demanding that the state reopen a criminal investigation into the deaths of a hospital chief executive and his wife, which were ruled murder-suicide.
Privacy versus security at heart of Apple phone decrypt order
(Reuters) – A court order demanding that Apple Inc help the U.S. government unlock the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters is shaping up as a crucial test case of how far the government can go in forcing technology companies to help …
Pope says Trump ‘not Christian’ in views, plans over immigration
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is “not Christian” because of his views on immigration, Pope Francis said on his way back to Rome from Mexico.
Kansas faces ACLU lawsuit over voter ID law requiring citizenship proof
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union sued Kansas officials on Thursday over what it calls illegal demands for additional proof of citizenship for people trying to register to vote when they renewed or applied for drivers’ licenses.
Section of major east-west highway in Colorado closed due to rockslides
DENVER (Reuters) – A stretch of interstate highway in western Colorado will remain mostly closed for weeks following two massive rockslides that left the roadway littered with debris and boulders the size of cars, transportation officials said on Wedne…
Accused Oregon refuge occupier cites devil, demands damages from U.S.
(Reuters) – A woman charged with conspiracy in the takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge last month has filed a rambling counter-complaint in which she accuses the federal government of working for the devil and demands $666,666,666,666.66 in damages.
Los Angeles hospital paid hackers $17,000 ransom in bitcoins
(Reuters) – The president of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center said on Wednesday that his hospital paid hackers a ransom of $17,000 in bitcoins to regain control of their computer systems after a cyber attack.
Obama to make historic trip to Cuba in coming weeks, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will visit Cuba in the coming weeks, a senior administration official said on Wednesday, making a historic trip in the final year of his presidency that will mark a turning point in U.S. relations with a lo…
