U.S. tracked phone calls for two decades in anti-drug program: USA Today
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government started keeping secret records of international phone calls made by Americans in 1992 in a program intended to combat drug trafficking, USA Today reported on Tuesday, citing current and former intelligence and…
Native American tribe sues BNSF over Washington oil train traffic
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Native American community in Washington state filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against BNSF Railway [BNISF.UL] to prevent trains carrying crude oil from using tracks on reservation land, saying the transport violates a long-stan…
Russian hackers reached sensitive White House systems: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian hackers penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system after intruding at the U.S. State Department in recent months, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. officials briefed on the matter.
Rand Paul criticizes fellow Republicans as he launches White House bid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Rand Paul accused his fellow Republicans on Tuesday of contributing to Washington’s dysfunction, launching a 2016 White House bid with a vow to shatter the status quo and defend individual freedoms.
Jury in Boston bombing trial ends first day of deliberations
BOSTON (Reuters) – The jury in the Boston Marathon bombing trial on Tuesday concluded its first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict on whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is guilty of the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 264 others.
Race, reforms eyed as Ferguson, Missouri, voters head to polls
(Reuters) – Residents in Ferguson, Missouri, cast their votes on Tuesday in a closely watched election seen as a critical step toward ending racially discriminatory practices that thrust the St. Louis suburb into the national spotlight last year.
U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to 2012 Obama deportation relief
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to President Barack Obama’s 2012 executive action granting deportation relief to immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, upholding a lower court’s earlier ruling.
Arkansas governor signs adoption law banning ‘re-homing’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Spurred by the disclosure that a lawmaker transferred custody of children he had adopted to a family where one of the children was sexually abused, Arkansas’ governor on Monday signed legislation barring the practice known…
Death penalty sought for Pennsylvania man accused of killing six in fire
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Pennsylvania prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man accused of intentionally setting a house fire that killed a family of six last year, the district attorney said on Tuesday.
U.S. judge denies request by Prince Andrew accuser to join lawsuit
(Reuters) – A woman who said in court papers she was forced as an underage girl to have sex with Britain’s Prince Andrew, prominent U.S. lawyer Alan Dershowitz and other men cannot join an ongoing lawsuit in Florida, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
