National Security Agency merging offensive, defensive hacking operations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency on Monday outlined a reorganization that will consolidate its spying and domestic cyber-security operations, despite recommendations by a presidential panel that the agency focus solely on espion…
Winter storm pounds southern New England, snarling travel
BOSTON (Reuters) – A winter storm was expected to bring more than a foot (30 cm) of snow and howling winds to parts of southern New England on Monday, closing schools and government offices, snarling travel and flooding low-lying coastal areas.
New York policeman tearfully describes shooting black man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A loud, startling sound prompted New York Police Officer Peter Liang to pull the trigger accidentally on his service pistol as he patrolled a pitch-black stairwell, inadvertently shooting dead an unarmed black man, the officer test…
Wisconsin couple, too drunk to drive, give keys to 9-year-old: court
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin couple allowed their 9-year-old daughter to drive them and their 11-month-old baby because they were too drunk to do so themselves, according to Polk County Circuit Court records.
Jailed Oregon occupation leader calls for elected officials’ support
(Reuters) – The jailed leader of the occupation of a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon, in a statement released on Monday, called on elected officials from mostly Western states to voice support for free speech and civil disobedience and to visit their co…
Two shot dead, four wounded after Mississippi Mardi Gras parade
(Reuters) – Authorities on Monday investigated a shooting in which two people were killed and four others wounded after a Mardi Gras parade in a Mississippi Gulf town, police said.
Obama to meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Feb. 24, the White House said on Monday.
Groups urge Kerry to work for release of U.S. businessman held in Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five Iranian-American groups wrote to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry last week, urging him to work for the release of an Iranian-American businessman who has been detained in Iran since October.
Pot fans, foes fume as Washington DC tests limits of high life
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Almost a year has passed since it became legal to smoke, but not sell, marijuana in Washington, D.C., and pot enthusiasts and opponents alike are chafing under a compromise that leaves smokers in a haze over how to obtain their w…
North Carolina governor in minor traffic accident after Super Bowl
(Reuters) – A police vehicle carrying North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory was involved in a minor traffic accident after leaving the Super Bowl in California, the governor’s office said on Monday.
