Ex-CIA officer in NY Times leak case gets 42 months in prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former CIA officer was sentenced on Monday to 42 months in prison for leaking classified information to a New York Times reporter about a failed U.S. effort to undermine Iran’s nuclear weapons program, the Justice Department sa…
Names of deputies involved in beating of California horseman released
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials on Monday released the names of 10 deputies involved in the videotaped beating of a man following his failed getaway on horseback.
Suspects in Mississippi police killings due in court
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Reuters) – A vigil to honor two police officers gunned down in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, drew law enforcement officers from across the state on Monday, while the man and woman accused in the deaths over the weekend were due in court…
Parents at Penn State graduation find son missing, dropped out
Harrisburg, Pa. (Reuters) – A search was under way on Monday for a Penn State University student discovered missing when his parents arrived for his graduation and found out he had dropped out the previous fall, police said.
No additional suspects in attack at Prophet Mohammad event: police
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – There were no suspects in last week’s failed attack at a civic center outside Dallas other than the two men who were fatally shot while trying to storm an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad, police said on Monday.
U.S. regulator sues biweekly mortgage firm that touted savings on TV
(Reuters) – A U.S. regulator on Monday sued a company that has claimed to help hundreds of thousands of American homeowners lower their monthly mortgage payments, but charged millions of dollars in setup fees it knew would more than offset the savings….
California lawmakers denounce proposed anti-gay ballot initiative
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Eight California lawmakers on Monday denounced a proposed ballot initiative that advocates the murder of gays and lesbians and has stirred outrage in the state.
California transportation department sees $5.7 billion yearly funding gap
(Reuters) – California needs an additional $5.7 billion per year to maintain its roads, according to a 10-year planning report by the state’s Department of Transportation.
Slayings of police officers climbed 89 percent in 2014: FBI
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of U.S. law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty last year nearly doubled from 2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a report on Monday.
Two inmates dead after Nebraska prison riot: official
(Reuters) – Two inmates died and two were injured as a result of a weekend riot at a Nebraska prison, the head of the corrections officers’ union said on Monday.
