U.S. official suspects cyber attack occurred in 2014
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said on Tuesday that officials suspected a cyber attack that affected millions of employee records took place in 2014.
Alaska wildfires destroy dozens of homes, menace highway
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Two fast-spreading Alaska wildfires have forced a series of evacuations, destroyed up to 45 homes and forced authorities to restrict traffic on a major highway connecting two of the state’s largest cities, state officials sai…
Maine woman who found kidney donor with car ad heads into surgery
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) – A Maine woman who found a kidney donor by advertising on her car’s rear windshield, but nearly lost the organ after an effort to raise money for the donor prompted an ethics review, entered into transplant surgery on Tuesday…
White House intruder sentenced to 17 months less time served
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House fence jumper Omar Gonzalez was sentenced on Tuesday to 17 months in U.S. prison minus time already served for bursting into the executive mansion with a knife last year.
Washington state authorities stumped by body found in suitcase
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Law enforcement authorities in Washington state sought the public’s help on Tuesday in solving the mystery behind a woman’s body found stuffed in a suitcase and left near a river outside of Seattle.
FBI investigating St. Louis Cardinals for hacking Houston Astros: NYT
(Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. federal prosecutors are investigating the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team for hacking into the computers of the Houston Astros to steal closely guarded information about player personnel, The N…
Third suspect indicted in attack on Texas ‘Draw Mohammed’ event
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A federal grand jury has indicted an Arizona man on conspiracy and weapons charges for aiding two gunmen in an attack on an event in Texas to draw the Prophet Mohammed in May, court papers showed on Tuesday.
Philadelphia naval facility evacuated after security threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy facility in Philadelphia was evacuated on Tuesday after the FBI received information of a credible security threat, according to a Navy Yard post on Twitter and media reports.
Suspect in Arkansas air base shooting has no terror ties: authorities
(Reuters) – The man shot trying to enter the Little Rock Air Force base is in critical condition at an Arkansas hospital and does not have any ties to a terrorist group, officials said on Tuesday.
Embraer to add airplane seat plant in Florida expansion
MELBOURNE, Fla. (Reuters) – Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA will build an airplane seat plant in Titusville, Florida, expanding its facilities in a region hit hard by the shutdown of NASA’s space shuttle program four years ago, officials said on Mo…
