Connecticut man to serve year in prison for ‘swatting’ hoax calls
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – A 22-year-old Connecticut man was sentenced on Tuesday to a year and a day in prison for at least six “swatting” hoax calls to U.S. high schools and colleges last year threatening that bombers or gunmen were about to target…
U.S. to release 6,000 federal prisoners – Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is set to release about 6,000 prisoners early in the largest one-time release of federal inmates, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
Texas teen who said he was 12 gets 20 years for preying on students
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas man who at age 17 posed as a 12-year-old boy to attend a Fort Worth-area elementary school last year to prey on children for illicit purposes was sentenced to 20 years in prison, court officials said on Tuesday.
California governor signs gender wage-gap bill
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation on Tuesday aimed at closing the wage gap between men and women, a law that supporters say is among the strongest in the country.
Ohio sues Toledo over marijuana decriminalization ordinance
(Reuters) – The state of Ohio sued the city of Toledo on Tuesday to overturn parts of its new marijuana decriminalization law, alleging it will encourage drug cartels to set up distribution operations in the city.
Michigan providing water filters in Flint after high lead readings
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan on Tuesday began distributing free water filters to residents of Flint, a week after confirming that some children had elevated levels of lead in their blood since the city began taking water from a nearby river.
Police rescue Kentucky store owner from large python
(Reuters) – The owner of a Kentucky reptile store had to be rescued by police after a 20-foot-long (6-meter) python weighing up to 125 pounds (57 kg) wrapped around him, authorities said.
Fourteen dead as South Carolina gripped by historic flooding
(Reuters) – South Carolina grappled with the damage wrought by record rainfall, as the death toll from widespread flooding rose to 14 on Tuesday and residents braced for more evacuations in areas near swollen waterways and dams across the state.
Jihadist threat posted online against Navy SEAL from bin Laden mission
(Reuters) – A supporter of Islamic State militants has issued a threat against Fox News contributor Rob O’Neill, the former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden, and also posted the ex-commando’s purported home address …
Florida man accused of secretly selling MLB pitcher’s boat, keeping money
(Reuters) – A former personal assistant for Bronson Arroyo secretly sold the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher’s yacht and kept the money, authorities in Florida said on Tuesday.
