Video shows fatal Los Angeles police shooting of homeless man
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles police shot and killed a homeless man who grabbed at an officer’s gun during a videotaped scuffle, authorities said on Monday, in an incident highlighting the often volatile interactions between law enforcement and m…
U.S. air safety threatened by possible hacking: senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major security vulnerabilities in the Federal Aviation Administration’s information systems are putting air traffic control programs, along with plane passengers, at risk, two U.S. senators said in a letter to the transportation …
Witnesses describe shootings at Jewish centers in Kansas
OLATHE, Kan (Reuters) – A white supremacist charged with three killings outside two Jewish centers in a Kansas City suburb last April turned his gun on at least three other people as his shooting spree unfolded, witnesses testified in a hearing on Mond…
Lockheed sees shift in focus on infrastructure cyber security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon’s No. 1 supplier, said it has seen a “sea change” in demand for cyber security services in critical infrastructure areas such as energy, oil and gas, and financial institutions over the past 18 …
Somali-American on FBI watch list detained in Somalia: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Washington-area taxi driver who was on the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists” list has been detained and is in the custody of the Somali government, a U.S. government source said on Monday.
Cleveland mayor apologizes for city response to Tamir Rice lawsuit
(Reuters) – Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson apologized on Monday to the family of a 12-year-old boy who city lawyers blamed in part for his own fatal shooting by police responding to a report of an armed person in a park last November.
Video shows fatal Los Angeles police shooting of homeless man
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a homeless skid-row robbery suspect who grabbed at an officer’s gun during a scuffle as they tried to subdue him in a confrontation captured on video, police said on Monday.
Albanian who challenged warrantless surveillance to face U.S. terror trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday set a July trial date for an Albanian man who had been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to a federal terrorism charge and mounted an unsuccessful challenge to the government’s warrantless wiretapping progr…
Connecticut man found guilty of murdering ‘Law & Order’ actress
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut drug dealer was found guilty on Monday of brutally murdering his former girlfriend in her home nine years ago, just as her acting career had gotten a boost from a role in the popular television drama “Law and Or…
California court rules San Diego sex offender law unconstitutional
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that San Diego County’s “blanket” enforcement of the state’s sex offender residency laws was unconstitutional, a decision that could open the door to wider challenges of the statute.
