Exclusive: Iran hackers may target U.S. energy, defense firms, FBI warns
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned U.S. businesses to be on the alert for a sophisticated Iranian hacking operation whose targets include defense contractors, energy firms and educational institutions, according to a conf…
Maryland man admits to six ‘bottle bomb’ stunts at movie theaters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland man pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that he caused panic in a movie theater with a “bottle bomb” attack, and he admitted to carrying out five similar stunts in the region, prosecutors said.
Three teens shot outside Portland, Oregon, high school
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Three teenagers were shot and wounded on Friday near a Portland, Oregon, alternative high school, police said, and officers were searching for a suspect who ran from the scene following the gunfire.
U.S. spending bill likely to pass Senate, may take a few days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate looked set to pass a $1.1 trillion spending bill but it might need a few days to overcome procedural hurdles before voting on legislation that averts a government shutdown and ends jitters over major budget stando…
Former Fox News reporter Dominic Di-Natale found dead in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – Fox News correspondent Dominic Di-Natale, whose international reporting took him from Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan to covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri, has been found dead in Colorado, officials said on Friday.
Court lets Pennsylvania widow keep home sold over interest on $6.30 tax bill
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A widow whose western Pennsylvania home was sold by the county after she failed to pay interest accrued on $6.30 in late tax fees was overjoyed when a court ruled she can keep her home, her lawyer said on Friday.
FBI probing death of black North Carolina teen hanged from swing
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – The FBI will investigate the hanging death of a black teenager in a small North Carolina town, the agency said on Friday, after his family questioned the finding by local authorities that it was a suicide.
New York protesters to stage mass whistle-blowing at police stations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The latest wave of protests in New York against the killing of an unarmed black man by a white patrolman began on Friday with a visual demonstration by artists in Times Square and a rally outside City Hall.
New Jersey former water official gets prison for falsifying tests
(Reuters) – A former top executive at a New Jersey water utility has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to falsifying tests to hide elevated levels of dry-cleaning solvent in drinking water used by two towns, according to aut…
Prosecutors rest case against Montana homeowner accused of shooting student
MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) – Montana prosecutors rested their case on Friday in the trial of a Montana homeowner accused of murdering a teenage German exchange student who had entered the man’s garage in April, possibly searching for alcohol to drink….
