Apparent Islamic State backers hack U.S. military Twitter feed
(Reuters) – The Twitter and YouTube accounts for the U.S. military command that oversees operations in the Middle East were hacked on Monday by people claiming to be sympathetic toward the Islamic State militant group being targeted in American bombing…
Cuba has freed all 53 prisoners as agreed in U.S. deal: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba has completed the release of all 53 prisoners it had promised to free, the Obama administration said on Monday, a major step toward détente with Washington.
Kyrgyzstan national to change plea on hampering Boston bomb probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – A citizen of Kyrgyzstan is due to change his prior not guilty plea on charges of lying to investigators probing the deadly bombing attack on the Boston Marathon in April 2013, according to court papers filed on Monday.
South Dakota ban on gay marriage unconstitutional: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – South Dakota’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the right to due process and equal protection guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Monday.
Oil man Hamm’s ex-wife to pursue divorce appeal despite cashing $975 million check
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sue Ann Arnall, the ex-wife of Oklahoma oil magnate Harold Hamm, vowed on Monday to press on with an appeal of her divorce case even after she cashed a $975 million check that Hamm provided her. 
Auto industry’s past and future collide in Detroit
DETROIT (Reuters) – For Detroit’s first auto show of the 21st Century in January 2000, General Motors announced “the largest auto show exhibit ever in North America” to usher in the new Millennium.
NYPD commissioner says police starting to ‘reengage’ after arrest slowdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said on Monday that police were starting to “reengage” after a slowdown following the killings of two police officers, with arrests down 38 percent last week compared to the same pe…
U.S. says should have sent high-level official to Paris march
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday conceded that the United States should have sent a higher-level representative to a Paris unity march after deadly Islamic militant attacks there and said President Barack Obama would have liked to atten…
Accused Idaho gunman may have threatened violence on social media
(Reuters) – A man accused of killing three people and critically wounding another in the northern Idaho city of Moscow may have made violent threats on social media in the days before the shootings, police said on Monday.
Albuquerque police may face murder charges in homeless man’s death
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in New Mexico sought possible murder charges on Monday for the 2014 shooting death of a homeless man by two Albuquerque police officers, a killing that sparked protests in the city against a recent history of alleged police abus…
