U.S. employee data breach tied to Chinese intelligence
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Chinese hacking group suspected of stealing sensitive information about millions of current and former U.S. government employees has a different mission and organizational structure than the military hackers who have been …
Silk Road creator’s lawyer blasts U.S. investigator’s plea deal
(Reuters) – The lawyer for convicted Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht said Friday an ex-Secret Service agent’s expected guilty plea to stealing more than $800,000 of bitcoins during a probe of the black market website shows the investigation was corrupt…
Florida legislature set to pass $78 billion budget
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida legislators are set to wind up a contentious special session on Friday with passage of a $78 billion state budget, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown.
New York escapees on run as prison breakout route sealed
DANNEMORA, N.Y. (Reuters) – Two escaped killers have evaded capture for nearly two weeks despite “countless hours” of information divulged to investigators by a female prison worker who assisted in the upstate New York breakout, police said on Friday.
U.S. sues BAE Systems unit for overcharging for military trucks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has sued a Texas-based subsidiary of global defense company BAE Systems Plc for overcharging the U.S. Army in a contract to build 20,000 military trucks, the Department of Justice said on Friday.
Detroit mother asks to plead guilty to killing children found in freezer
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit woman told a judge on Friday she wants to plead guilty to torturing and murdering two of her children who were found in a freezer in March, charges that would result in a sentence of life in prison without parole.
Iowa Supreme Court allows telemedicine abortion program to go on
(Reuters) – The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected a state rule requiring doctors to see abortion patients in person, ruling that a regional Planned Parenthood unit may continue administering abortion-inducing medications using remote video technology.
Michigan launches initial fiscal review of Detroit’s Wayne County
(Reuters) – Michigan will immediately begin a preliminary review of the troubled finances of Wayne County, home to Detroit, a state treasury spokesman said on Friday.
Delaware governor signs bill decriminalizing pot: report
(Reuters) – Delaware Governor Jack Markell has signed into law a bill decriminalizing possession and private use of small amounts of marijuana, following the lead of nearly 20 states that have eased penalties for personal consumption, media reported on…
Federal monitor to oversee reforms at New York’s Rikers Island: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal monitor will oversee reforms at New York’s Rikers Island jail complex as part of a settlement between the city and the U.S. Justice Department of a lawsuit over systemic civil rights violations against teenage inmates, a …
