CSX says West Virginia rail line still shut after derailment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A CSX Corp rail line in West Virginia remained shut following an explosive oil train derailment on Feb. 16 that damaged the roadbed and tracks, though the type of work required to return the line to service could be completed “in d…
U.S. offers highest-ever reward for Russian hacker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department and FBI on Tuesday announced a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Russian national Evgeniy Bogachev, the highest bounty U.S. authorities have ever offered in a cyber…
Inmates moved from Texas prison that was site of uprising
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (Reuters) – Nearly 1,000 of the 2,800 inmates in a southern Texas prison rocked by a weekend uprising have been taken out of the facility, which will be emptied by the end of the week, prison operators said on Tuesday.
FBI seeking two suspects in Connecticut bank robbery bomb plot
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation and police in Connecticut are seeking two men who forced a credit union executive to wear an explosive device in a complex robbery plot, police said on Tuesday.
Ohio Muslim man sues gym he said barred him from praying
(Reuters) – A Muslim man has sued an Ohio gym in federal court, alleging its employees violated his civil rights by telling him to stop praying in the locker room and threatening to kick him out if he did it again.
Gun ownership rights appear to be moving target for U.S. justices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared conflicted on Tuesday over the gun ownership rights of a convicted felon from Florida who wants to sell the 19 firearms he voluntarily surrendered to the FBI after he was arrested on drug char…
‘American Sniper’ Kyle never saw it coming -expert testifies
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – Former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose autobiography was turned into the blockbuster movie “American Sniper,” was ambushed from behind when was fatally shot two years ago at a Texas gun range, a forensics expert told a …
Wearing wigs and makeup, MI5 officers testify in U.S. trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – British MI5 officers, wearing wigs and makeup to hide there identities, testified in U.S. court on Tuesday about their surveillance of an accused al Qaeda operative who is charged with plotting an attack in England.
Alaska allows recreational marijuana as legalization campaign spreads
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Smoking, growing and owning small amounts of marijuana became legal in Alaska on Tuesday as a growing decriminalization movement reached the United States’ northwest frontier.
Wisconsin lawmakers debate right-to-work bill as unions rally
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – A hearing into a Republican-led drive to make Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state opened on Tuesday as union members, some in hard hats and overalls, rallied at the state Capitol Building in opposition to the measure.
