Obama vows to boost U.S. cyber defenses amid signs of China hacking
KRUEN, Germany/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed on Monday that the United States would aggressively bolster its cyber defenses, as U.S. officials said the probe into a massive breach of federal government networks has yielded growing…
Pledge sues Penn State, fraternity caught in nude photo scandal
(Reuters) – The whistleblower in a Penn State University fraternity scandal tied to a private Facebook group featuring photographs of nude and apparently unconscious female students has sued the school and fraternity, according to court documents relea…
Father of Georgia girl stuffed in trash pleads guilty to murder
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The father of a 10-year-old girl whose lifeless body was found burned in the trash can of a suburban Atlanta apartment complex in 2013 pleaded guilty to murder on Monday, prosecutors said.
Man pleads guilty to plotting suicide bomb attack on Kansas airport
WICHITA, Kan. (Reuters) – A man accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack at a Wichita, Kansas, airport in 2013 pleaded guilty on Monday in U.S. District Court to a charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.
N.J. Supreme Court to release pension case decision on Tuesday
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey’s Supreme Court will release its decision on Tuesday on whether Governor Chris Christie violated public pensioners’ contractual rights when he slashed $1.6 billion from the state’s fiscal 2015 public pension contribution…
Congregations fight in court for ownership of historic Rhode Island synagogue
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – A long-running dispute over the ownership of the oldest U.S. synagogue played out in court on Monday as leaders of the New York congregation that holds the deed to the historic Rhode Island house of worship said they were h…
Maryland lawmakers begin hearings on police reforms after riot
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) – A Maryland legislative task force began hearings on Monday on law-enforcement reforms, spurred by the death of a black man from injuries in Baltimore police custody.
California teen accepted to all Ivy League schools picks Yale: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California teenager, the son of Mexican immigrants, who was accepted to all eight Ivy League universities in a rare feat, has decided to attend Yale, local media reported on Monday.
Worst U.S. bird flu outbreak in history expands to Michigan
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Michigan on Monday said Canadian geese in the state tested positive for a lethal strain of bird flu, bringing the worst outbreak of the disease in U.S. history to a 21st state.
Boston prosecutors release video of police shooting of man in terrorism probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Boston on Monday released a video of the fatal police shooting last week of a man who had been under surveillance in a terrorism investigation, showing officers initially retreating before opening fire.
