Fugitive ex-NSA contractor Snowden seeks to come home: lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said on Tuesday the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government’s mass surveillance programs was working with American and German lawyers to return home.
Marijuana, guns and conservation on agenda for 2015 Florida legislature
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Florida’s legislature convened on Tuesday with lawmakers expected to grapple during the 60-day annual session with measures including allowing concealed guns on college campuses and permitting doctors to prescribe medical mariju…
California halts 12 injection wells over water concerns
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California oil drilling regulators on Tuesday ordered operators of 12 underground injection wells in Kern County to halt injections out of fear that they could contaminate drinking water supplies.
NYC warehouse fire destroyed files from 1 million court cases
(Reuters) – A massive fire that recently tore through a Brooklyn warehouse destroyed documents from more than 1 million court cases, a New York state court official said Tuesday.
Police investigate report of shots near U.S. spy agency headquarters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Authorities are investigating a report of shots fired on Tuesday near the National Security Agency headquarters in Maryland and damage to an NSA building, a U.S. Park Police spokeswoman said.
Arizona jury told to keep deliberating on Jodi Arias case
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Jurors deciding whether convicted killer Jodi Arias should be executed in Arizona were told by a judge on Tuesday to try harder to reach a verdict after apparently deadlocking in the closely watched retrial, court officials said.
House breaks impasse, passes security funding without provisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A chaotic three-month-long fight in Congress over funding the U.S. domestic security agency finally ended on Tuesday, but not before it highlighted House Speaker John Boehner’s inability to halt the Republican Party’s further des…
New U.S. defense chief presses lawmakers for boost in funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Ash Carter warned lawmakers on Tuesday that continuing cuts to U.S. defense spending were causing “corrosive damage to our national security” and he urged them to back the president’s request for a big boost in …
Justice Department finds racial bias in Ferguson police practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has concluded that the Ferguson, Missouri, police department routinely engages in racially biased practices, a law enforcement official familiar with the department’s findings said on Tuesday.
Texas defense lawyers seek appeal for ‘American Sniper’ conviction
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for the man convicted of murdering Chris Kyle, the former U.S. Navy SEAL whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the movie “American Sniper,” have filed a notice of appeal with a Texas court, court officials s…
