Gyrocopter flight exposed Washington defense flaws: lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Security officials struggled to explain to U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday how a man could fly a small, unauthorized aircraft straight into Washington, D.C., and land it on the west lawn of the Capitol as police and tourists looked o…
Illinois teen admits to stealing guns to sell in Ferguson, Missouri
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A southern Illinois teen pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal firearms charges in a plot to sell guns and loot businesses in Ferguson, Missouri, which had been the site of sometimes violent protests over a fatal police shooting.
Jury told of Boston bomber’s bright childhood
BOSTON (Reuters) – Convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was once a bright, hardworking child who won the adoration of his teachers and classmates alike, his former instructors testified on Wednesday for defense attorneys trying to spare him the de…
McConnell suggests Obama plan to cut power emissions won’t stick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate majority leader on Wednesday urged countries to go slowly on committing to cut carbon emissions in any global agreement later this year, in his latest effort to cripple President Barack Obama’s clean power plan.
U.S. top court allows judicial campaign solicitations ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – States may bar judicial candidates from soliciting campaign contributions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a decision rejecting a Florida candidate’s assertion that such limits violate the Constitution’s guarantee of…
Ex-official in New Jersey bridge scandal to plead guilty: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – A former ally of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to plead guilty on Thursday to criminal charges related to the George Washington Bridge closure scandal, Bloomberg said on Wednesday.
FBI facilitated ransom payment from hostage Weinstein’s family: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2012 helped facilitate a ransom payment from the family of American hostage Warren Weinstein to al Qaeda in an unsuccessful attempt to get him released, the Wall Street Journal said on …
Nearly half of young Americans lack confidence in justice system: survey
(Reuters) – Nearly half of young Americans believe the U.S. justice system has racial and ethnic biases and they strongly believe the use of police body cameras will make law enforcement fairer, a Harvard University study showed on Wednesday.
Former Goldman banker acquitted of all charges in rape case
RIVERHEAD, New York (Reuters) – A former Goldman Sachs banker was found not guilty on Wednesday of charges that he raped an Irish student at his rental home while vacationing in Long Island in the summer of 2013.
Ohio man accused of threat to Boehner competent for trial
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that an Ohio bartender is competent to stand trial on a charge that he threatened to kill U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner.
