Connecticut governor to get report on stopping school shootings
HARTFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – The Connecticut panel charged by Governor Dannel Malloy with finding ways to reduce school violence after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is set to present its final recommendations to the governor on Friday.
Briton arrested over hack into U.S. Department of Defense
LONDON (Reuters) – British detectives have arrested a man suspected of being part of a group which hacked into the U.S. Department of Defense last year, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Friday.
Wisconsin Assembly slogs through debate on right-to-work bill; unions cry foul
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Weary Wisconsin lawmakers debated into the early hours of Friday a measure supported by Republican Governor Scott Walker that would stop private-sector workers from having to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employme…
With a nod and a wink, Republicans build 2016 campaign machines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asked last week about his agenda if elected, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker began: “Should I choose to be a candidate…”
U.S. government settles with Ohio newspaper over detention of journalists
(Reuters) – The U.S. government agreed to pay an Ohio newspaper $18,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the organization after a reporter and a photographer were detained after taking photos of a tank manufacturing plant.
U.S. federal judge wounded while resisting Detroit robbery bid
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. District Judge Terrence Berg was shot in the leg in Detroit on Thursday night during an attempted robbery outside his home, police said.
Winter storm pummels eastern United States, grounds flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A late winter storm pummeled the eastern United States on Thursday ahead of a cold front, canceling almost 5,000 flights as Kentucky dug out from up to 23 inches (58 cm) of snow that had stranded hundreds of drivers.
Review of Hillary Clinton emails to take months: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A growing controversy over Democrat Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email for work while she was U.S. secretary of state could drag on for months, threatening to cloud the expected launch of her 2016 presidential campaign.
State Department reviewing if Hillary Clinton’s emails broke rules: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has begun a review of whether Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email for work while she was secretary of state violated policies aimed at protecting sensitive information, the Washington Post reported o…
Idaho ex-governors say U.S. wants state to be nuclear waste dump
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Former Idaho Governors Cecil Andrus and Phil Batt threatened on Thursday to sue the U.S. Energy Department to prevent what they said was its efforts to turn the state into “a nuclear waste dumping ground.”
