NSA’s phone spying program ruled illegal by appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. spying program that systematically collects millions of Americans’ phone records is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, putting pressure on Congress to quickly decide whether to replace or end the controversi…
White House fence getting sharper spikes in security upgrade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The black iron fence surrounding the White House will be topped with a row of “sharp metal points” in July, the U.S. Secret Service said on Thursday, part of a series of security upgrades for the famous mansion where the presiden…
Los Angeles police chief, union at odds over homeless man’s slaying
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The union representing Los Angeles Police Department officers has lashed out at LAPD Chief Charlie Beck for comments suggesting that the police slaying of an unarmed man during a scuffle in Venice Beach was unjustified.
Ohio man held in alleged U.S. Capitol plot hit with new charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Ohio man already in custody for an alleged plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in January has been charged with the additional crime of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State militant group, the U.S. Justice D…
Brooklyn cabbie gets life in U.S. prison over Pakistan ‘honor killings’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Brooklyn cab driver was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for arranging the “honor killings” of two family members of a man who helped his daughter flee from Pakistan to the United States to escape an arranged marriage.
De Blasio tells Rolling Stone New Yorkers don’t appreciate him
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mayor Bill de Blasio said New Yorkers don’t appreciate his “very special” accomplishments since he took office in January 2014, and criticized the actions of his predecessors and even President Barack Obama, according to a Rolling …
Conn. anti-fraud official charged with lying on mortgage application
MILFORD, Conn (Reuters) – The head of the unit that investigates Connecticut welfare fraud has been charged with falsifying pay stubs and lying about his savings to secure a cheaper mortgage under a federal program for the poor, federal authorities said on Thursday.
U.S. charter school investors, lenders, authorizers should talk more -study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors and lenders to charter schools and the authorizers of those schools should communicate better in order to lessen the risk of making a poor investment or facing an unexpected school closure, according to a report released …
NHC says 80 percent chance of cyclone near southeast coast
(Reuters) – A low pressure system located about 210 miles south-southeast of the South Carolina-North Carolina border has an 80 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thu…
Georgia sheriff arrested after shooting pledges to stay on job
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia sheriff who was arrested after shooting and wounding a woman outside his jurisdiction said on Thursday that he will remain on the job.
