California commission to vote on SeaWorld’s orca tank expansion
(Reuters) – The California Coastal Commission was set on Thursday to vote on a proposal by SeaWorld San Diego to build larger tanks for its killer whales in a plan that has drawn opposition from tens of thousands of people who want to see the orcas rel…
Exclusive: Uber checks connections between hacker and Lyft
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Eight months after disclosing a major data breach, ride service Uber [UBER.UL] is focusing its legal efforts on learning more about an internet address that it has persuaded a court could lead to identifying the hacker. That a…
Bob Dylan and the supremes – Ginsburg and Scalia, that is
ZURICH (Reuters) – On the evening after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld same-sex marriage, liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was entertained by her conservative colleague Antonin Scalia singing a Bob Dylan song.
Lew rules out letting Congress extract ‘unacceptable’ policies to lift U.S. debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged Congress to act soon to raise the debt limit but said the Obama administration would not let lawmakers use the pending deadline to extract “unacceptable” policy commitments.
FBI digs up $600,000 from California yard of former armored truck driver
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Federal agents dug up about $600,000 buried in the backyard of a Los Angeles-area home once occupied by a former armored truck driver who has admitted to helping steal more than $1 million, federal law enforcement said on Wednes…
Massive California wildfire that killed 4 fully contained: fire officials
(Reuters) – A massive California wildfire that left four people dead and four firefighters injured was fully contained late on Wednesday, officials said, nearly a month after the destructive blaze broke out north of San Francisco.
U.S. Army Chief backs bigger role for military in defense acquisitions
Washington, D.C (Reuters) – The U.S. army’s chief of staff General Mark Milley said on Wednesday he supported legislation that gave service chiefs a bigger role in defense-related acquisitions, saying this would speed up the process.
NHC says Joaquin weakens to post-tropical cyclone
(Reuters) – Joaquin, the third hurricane and the tenth named storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened into a post-tropical cyclone, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.
Native Americans protest ‘Maze Runner’ actor’s comments
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An offhand comment made by “Maze Runner” actor Dylan O’Brien about filching Native American artifacts from a New Mexico ranch where a movie was being filmed has stung advocates who have long struggled to protect tribal items and remains. 
Media savvy Islamic State grave concern for U.S. at home: admiral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A recruiting push by Islamic State militants via thousands of Twitter accounts and other social media postings remains one of the biggest threats facing the United States, a high-level U.S. military official said on Wednesday.
