Ex-guard at N.Y.’s Rikers jail gets 3-1/2 years prison for drug smuggling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former guard at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex was sentenced to nearly 3-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of smuggling marijuana and other contraband into two maximum security lockups in exchange f…
Sikorsky takeover will not affect helicopter program: U.S. Army
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pending takeover of United Technologies Corp’s Sikorsky Aircraft by Lockheed Martin Corp will not affect prototype work on an aircraft that will replace thousands of helicopters, U.S. Army acquisitions chief Heidi Shyu said on Tuesday.
U.S. DoJ disrupts botnet, arrests Moldovan administrator
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice said a sophisticated botnet designed to steal banking and other credentials from infected computers has been disrupted, and its administrator arrested.
Pilot forgets back-up gas tank, crash-lands on Idaho freeway
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A pilot crash-landed a small airplane on an Idaho freeway during the morning rush hour on Tuesday after he ran out of gas and forgot to switch to a back-up fuel tank, authorities said.
First African-American nominated for premier corporate court
(Reuters) – Delaware Governor Jack Markell nominated the first African-American to the state’s Court of Chancery, one of the country’s premier venues for shareholder disputes.
Five officers’ statements admissible in Baltimore death case
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Statements by five Baltimore officers charged in the high-profile death of a black man injured in police custody were made admissible in their criminal trials on Tuesday.
Washington Post reporter held in Iran angry, depressed, brother says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter jailed in an espionage case in Tehran, heard of his conviction on Iranian state TV and is depressed and angry about being deprived of information about his case, his brother said on Tue…
Girl critically wounded in Oregon college massacre is released from hospital
(Reuters) – A 16-year-old girl who was shot and critically wounded when a gunman opened fire at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon, earlier this month was released from a local hospital on Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Kentucky clerk should face no fines, office receivership: lawyers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – The Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples has taken reasonable steps to comply substantially with a judge’s orders and should not face further contempt citations, her att…
Florida guards accused of bribing juvenile inmates to beat fellow prisoners
MIAMI (Reuters) – Authorities in Florida are investigating allegations that guards at a Miami juvenile detention center bribed young inmates with sticky buns and candy to attack other prisoners who were difficult to manage, officials said on Tuesday.
