ACLU, others reach settlement over Baltimore jail conditions
(Reuters) – Civil liberties groups and the state of Maryland reached a settlement on Wednesday to overhaul Baltimore’s scandal-plagued jail and improve its medical facilities, the Public Justice Center said.
New York police horses, ’10-foot cop’ key to city’s high alert
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highly visible police officers on horseback who patrol crowded sites like New York’s Times Square are an essential part of the city’s high alert in the wake of the deadly Paris attack, police officials said on Wednesday.
Retired Maine lobsterman challenges landlord’s no-guns policy in court
AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) – A retired Maine lobsterman believes a rule against possessing a gun in the affordable housing complex where he lives has forced him to choose between losing his home or forfeiting his constitutional right to bear arms, his la…
Counterintelligence chief skeptical that China has curbed spying on U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. counterintelligence chief Bill Evanina said on Wednesday he was skeptical that China has followed through on recent promises to curb spying on the United States.
Calls for U.S. troops to fight Islamic State misguided, say experts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans want the Obama administration to get tougher with the Islamic State following the carnage in Paris, but many of the measures now being proposed could actually make the threat worse, counter-terrorism experts said.
U.S. defense chief announces reforms aimed at strengthening military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced reforms to the Defense Department’s personnel policies on Wednesday aimed at attracting tech talent and improving the recruitment and retention of troops and civilians.
U.S. Republicans defy Obama on Syrian refugees after Paris attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers defied President Barack Obama on Wednesday and set out plans to tighten screening of Syrian refugees following last week’s Paris attacks, in a political fight that challenges America’s view of itself as a ref…
Massachusetts teen accused of murder agrees to return to courtroom
SALEM, Mass. (Reuters) – The trial of a Massachusetts teenager accused of murdering his teacher resumed on Wednesday with the teen flanked by extra security a day after he halted the proceedings by refusing to enter the courtroom, claiming he was about…
No ‘religious test’ in House bill pausing Syrian refugees: Ryan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan called on Congress on Wednesday to promptly pass legislation tightening controls on Syrians seeking asylum in the United States, but stressed that such a bill will not discriminate …
Three killed, 250,000 customers without power after Washington state storms
SEATTLE (Reuters) – At least three people were killed and about 250,000 homes and businesses were without power in Washington state on Wednesday after a storm blew down trees and triggered mudslides, authorities said.
