Obamacare case to be turned against government on emissions rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Opponents of President Barack Obama’s soon-to-be-implemented policy to cut carbon emissions from power plants are planning to use an unlikely and potentially potent weapon against him: the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that …
Ex-State Department counterterrorism official pleads guilty to voyeurism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. State Department counterterrorism official pleaded guilty on Wednesday to surreptitiously filming several women through the windows of their Washington homes, prosecutors said.
Legionnaires’ disease kills two, sickens 31 in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that killed two people and sickened 31 is under investigation in the South Bronx section of New York City, health officials said on Wednesday.
Ohio man must spend two days in jail for petting zoo cougars
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio man who posted a video of himself petting cougars at a Columbus zoo appealed no contest to a trespassing charge on Wednesday and has to spend two days in jail and pay more than $200 in fines, court documents said.
Court upholds conviction of ex-FBI agent tied to gangster ‘Whitey’ Bulger
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida appeals court on Wednesday reinstated the 2008 murder conviction of Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s longtime FBI handler for providing information the gangster used to carry out a 1982 hit.
Oklahoma governor to move daughter’s mobile home from mansion grounds
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A mobile home belonging to the daughter of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin will be removed from its parking spot on the grounds of the governor’s mansion after it was found to be in violation of zoning laws, the governor said on Wednesday.
New York state man charged with supporting Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities arrested a man in western New York and charged him with supporting Islamic State by traveling to Turkey to help the militant group, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Cathay Pacific flight makes emergency landing in Alaska’s Aleutians
(Reuters) – A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles diverted to a U.S. military airport in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on Wednesday due to smoke in the aircraft, an airline spokeswoman said.
TSA chief vows to close security gaps at U.S. airports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new leader of the Transportation Security Administration said on Wednesday his top priority would be to close security gaps at airport checkpoints where an internal report showed 96 percent of undercover tests failed.
Prosecutor to release video on University of Cincinnati police shooting
(Reuters) – The Hamilton County Prosecutor’s office said it will release on Wednesday body-camera video footage of the July 19 police shooting of a black man near the University of Cincinnati.
