U.S. needs offensive strategy to deter cyber attacks: NSA chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States needs to step up its offensive cyber capabilities, a top security official said on Thursday, warning that looming defense budget cuts could hurt efforts to bolster the nation’s cyber military facilities and make…
Washington parents who left toddlers in freezing car accept plea deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Washington couple who left their two toddlers in a car in freezing weather to attend a wine tasting accepted a plea deal in which charges will be dropped if they take parenting classes, court records showed on Thursday.
San Francisco cathedral apologizes for spraying homeless with water
(Reuters) – The Archdiocese of San Francisco has issued an apology to homeless people who endured frequent dousings from a sprinkler system while sheltering at night on the grounds of its principal church, a spokesman said on Thursday.
More than 60 drivers to be ticketed in deadly Michigan pile-up
DETROIT (Reuters) – More than 60 motorists involved in a deadly 193-vehicle pileup on Interstate 94 earlier this year in southern Michigan will be ticketed starting on Thursday for driving too fast and other violations.
Ex-NFL star Hernandez “on edge” at nightclub before murder: witness
FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (Reuters) – Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez was “on edge” and aggressive at a Boston nightclub two nights before prosecutors say he killed another football player, a witness told jurors at his murder trial on Thursday.
California governor, lawmakers announce $1 billion drought package
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown and top lawmakers on Thursday announced a $1 billion emergency legislative package to deal with the state’s devastating multi-year drought.
California opposition to oil-by-rail mounts
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A chorus of local governments across California opposed to crude oil trains grew louder this week in light of recent derailments, with a total of 14 cities and towns now trying to block the trains from running through their co…
Healthcare worker in Nebraska tests negative for Ebola
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A U.S. healthcare worker who was admitted to the biocontainment unit at Nebraska Medicine on Sunday has been released after testing negative for Ebola, the hospital said on Thursday.
Body found in New Jersey river is missing WSJ reporter
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A body found in a New Jersey river has been positively identified as David Bird, a Wall Street Journal reporter who disappeared more than a year ago, officials said on Thursday.
Mississippi gaming regulator renews Okada’s license amid FBI probe
BILOXI, Miss. (Reuters) – Japanese slot machine tycoon Kazuo Okada had his license renewed on Thursday by Mississippi’s state gaming regulator, but with a newly added condition that an ongoing FBI investigation related to his Philippines casino project…
