House passes cyber-threat information bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would make it easier for private companies to share information about cyber security threats with each other and the government without fear of lawsuits.
Connecticut fraternity says wanted to resist order to admit women
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (Reuters) – The president of an all-male fraternity locked in a legal fight with a Connecticut university over its no-women membership policy acknowledged in court on Wednesday that his group had been reluctant to admit women but had not ruled it out.
Utah lawmaker invokes Mormon prophet grandpa in medical pot plea
(Reuters) – A Utah state senator has invoked the legacy of his Mormon prophet grandfather in a video in which he describes almost overdosing on prescription opiates and vows to reintroduce a medical marijuana bill that was narrowly defeated this year.
Northrop drone first unmanned plane to be refueled in air: Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The bat-wing Navy drone that became the first autonomous airplane to take off and land on an aircraft carrier accomplished yet another milestone on Wednesday, becoming the first unmanned aircraft to undergo aerial refueling.
Virginia prosecutor calls for probe into 2013 police shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia prosecutor called on Wednesday for a grand jury to consider criminal charges against a police officer who shot and killed an unarmed resident of a Washington suburb in August 2013.Fairfax County, Virginia, Chief Prosec…
Would-be Reagan assassin seeks expanded freedom in Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Would-be U.S. presidential assassin John Hinckley Jr. should be allowed to reside full time away from the mental hospital where he has lived since shooting Ronald Reagan in 1981, his lawyer argued in federal court on Wednesday.
‘I thought … I was dead’: dancer maimed in Boston bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – When ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis heard a blast as she stood at the finish line of the Boston Marathon two years ago, she knew it was no accident and suspected another explosion would follow.
Pennsylvania picks bond counsel through bidding for first time
(Reuters) – The Pennsylvania Treasury said on Wednesday it will save 36 percent on bond counsel services because it selected a law firm through a competitive bidding process for the first time.
New York jurors retire with no verdict in case of missing boy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors deliberating murder and kidnapping charges against a man who confessed to strangling 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 ended a sixth day of deliberations on Wednesday without reaching a verdict in the notorious case.
Southern California teens arrested over school shooting threats
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three teenagers at two high schools in the Southern California city of Rancho Cucamonga have been arrested on suspicion of making threats on social media to shoot other students, authorities said on Wednesday.
