Ton of confiscated ivory crushed in New York’s Times Square
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than a ton of ivory confiscated from New York and Philadelphia was crushed in Times Square on Friday to show intolerance for elephant poaching and the illegal ivory trade, federal wildlife authorities said.
Thousands lose power when naked woman crashes into Seattle-area utility pole
SEATTLE (Reuters) – More than 4,000 people in a Seattle suburb lost power on Friday after a woman driving naked crashed her car into a utility pole, police said.
Milwaukee-area police detective shot by burglary suspect
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A suburban Milwaukee police officer was shot on the west side of the city on Friday by a burglary suspect, who fled on foot and is still at large, police said.
Obamacare repeal would boost U.S. deficit, growth: government forecasters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Repealing President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform law would increase the U.S. budget deficit by $353 billion over 10 years, congressional forecasters said on Friday, more than triple the red ink compared to an estima…
At least four dead as Tropical Depression Bill soaks central U.S.
(Reuters) – At least four people have been killed by Tropical Depression Bill, which on Friday settled over Arkansas and Missouri, and led to flash flood watches in five states.
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.
