New York man gets seven-and-a-half years in prison for cyber crime scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man was sentenced to 7-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in a cyber crime and identity theft scheme that hacked into accounts at banks, brokerages and government agencies in a bid to steal more than $15 million…
U.S. airliners could be vulnerable to in-flight hacking: GAO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. commercial airliners could be hacked in flight by passengers using a plane’s wireless entertainment system to access its flight controls, a federal watchdog agency warned on Tuesday.
Deputy in fatal shooting in Oklahoma released on bond
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A white sheriff’s reserve deputy charged in the fatal shooting in Oklahoma of a black suspect in a police sting operation has been released on bond after turning himself in to authorities, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday.
Calpers raises pension contribution rates in California by 6 percent
(Reuters) – The largest U.S. public pension fund announced on Tuesday that the state of California and its schools will increase their contributions to employee pension funds by 6 percent starting July 1.
New law reduces testing at Florida public schools
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Governor Rick Scott signed legislation rolling back testing in Florida public schools on Tuesday but said the new law was no rebuke to former governor and possible presidential candidate, Jeb Bush, who championed school grading …
Missouri appoints new state auditor after suicide of predecessor
(Reuters) – Missouri’s governor named a 32-year-old county treasurer as the new state auditor on Tuesday, following the February suicide of the previous official holding the position.
U.S. court lifts injunction against Wal-Mart over gun sale proposal
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday said Wal-Mart Stores Inc will not be required to let shareholders vote at its annual meeting on a proposal to force tighter oversight of its sale of high-capacity guns.
Twin toddlers drown in Arizona canal after mother lets go of stroller to swat bee
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Two 18-month-old twin boys drowned in a canal in western Arizona after their mother stopped to swat a bee and their stroller fell into the fast-moving waters, police said on Tuesday.
Western Kentucky suspends swim team five years for hazing
(Reuters) – Western Kentucky University on Tuesday suspended its swimming and diving program for five years after an investigation found widespread abuses involving hazing and alcohol abuse.
Durst pleads not guilty to federal gun charge in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Real estate scion Robert Durst, who has been charged with murder in California, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a federal gun charge stemming from his arrest last month in New Orleans.
