FBI, New York police aware of Islamic State video, say no specific threat
NEW YORK (Reuters) – There is no “specific and credible threat” against New York City, despite a newly released Islamic State video suggesting America’s most populous city is a potential target of attacks such as those in Paris, Mayor Bill de Blasio sa…
Texas executes man for killing three children in house fire
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Wednesday executed a 36-year-old man convicted of killing his daughter and two stepdaughters in a mobile home blaze in 2000.
Calpers vote to lower investment return target draws governor’s ire
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Public Employees’ Retirement System on Wednesday adopted a policy to gradually reduce the amount that the pension fund expects from its investments, a decision that came under fire from California’s governor for not going far enough.
Pennsylvania attorney general’s aide concerned by license suspension
HARRISBURG, Pa., (Reuters) (Reuters) – A senior deputy of embattled Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane told a state Senate panel on Wednesday that the suspension of her law license could lead to mounting legal challenges to prosecutions by her…
Firefighter injured in deadly Washington state blaze leaves hospital
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A firefighter gravely injured battling a massive summer wildfire in Washington state that claimed the lives of three members of his crew, was released from a Seattle hospital on Wednesday after months of rehabilitation and surgeries…
Colorado woman kills 38 sheep in crash, charged with drunken driving
DENVER (Reuters) – A 47-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after her vehicle plowed into a flock of sheep in southwestern Colorado, killing 38 of them, police said on Wednesday.
San Francisco judge rules couple’s frozen embryos be discarded
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A San Francisco judge ruled on Wednesday that a woman was not entitled to frozen embryos conceived with her now ex-husband in a widely-watched case over reproductive rights in the nation’s most populous state.
Some U.S. airport workers to strike Wednesday night: union
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Airport workers at seven of the busiest U.S. hubs plan to strike on Wednesday night and Thursday over what they say are bad wages and threats against unionizing.
Researchers who unmasked drug suspects on Tor deny FBI paid them
(Reuters) – A federally funded technology research institute, criticized for its role in unmasking users of an Internet anonymity service, said on Wednesday it has complied with FBI subpoenas but has not accepted payment for identifying several suspect…
NY City police aware of ISIS video but say no specific threat
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police are aware of a newly released Islamic State video that suggests that the largest U.S. city was a potential target of attacks such as those in Paris last week, but that there are no current or specific threats, …
