Obama to announce data collection modifications: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday will announce new rules offering slight adjustments to how U.S. intelligence agencies handle data collected on Americans and foreigners, the New York Times reported.
Exclusive – The FAA: regulating business on the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The United States government has taken a new, though preliminary, step to encourage commercial development of the moon.
Snowstorm forces Boston to delay Super Bowl parade until Wednesday
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston will delay until Wednesday its parade to celebrate the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory, after Mayor Marty Walsh decided on Monday to push the event back a day because of a snowstorm pounding the city.
Texas marks ‘Chris Kyle Day’ in honor of sniper
(Reuters) – The U.S. state of Texas declared Feb. 2 “Chris Kyle Day” on Monday, honoring the late Navy Seal marksman portrayed in the film “American Sniper,” two years after his death.
U.S. Air Force budget sets stage for GPS satellite competition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2016 budget plan earmarks $7.1 billion for space programs, including a 10th Global Positioning System III satellite by Lockheed Martin Corp, and sets the stage for future competition for such satellite…
California man convicted in ‘revenge porn’ case
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A San Diego man who prosecutors say ran a “revenge porn” website featuring nude pictures of women often posted by jilted ex-lovers was convicted on Monday of identity theft and extortion charges, prosecutors said.
Florida prison system’s problems blamed on budget cuts
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Florida’s prisons system is struggling with serious staffing and budget shortfall, according to the head of the Department of Corrections, who told a state legislative committee on Monday she plans to seek an additional $51 mill…
Georgia man arrested in Mississippi, charged in five deaths
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia man was arrested on Monday in Mississippi and charged with the murder of his wife and four other people whose bodies were found in a house on Saturday night, police said.
NFL great Warren Sapp arrested on suspicion of soliciting escort
PHOENIX (Reuters) – National Football League Hall of Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp was arrested at a Phoenix hotel on Monday on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute and assault, authorities said.
California daycare center shuts down after baby contracts measles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A daycare center at a Southern California high school has been closed and more than a dozen infants placed under three-week quarantine after a baby enrolled in the program was diagnosed with measles, a school district official s…




