U.S. Justice Department names new counterespionage chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has named an experienced former federal prosecutor to oversee its counterespionage efforts, part of a broad restructuring of the national security prosecution team to deal with cyber attacks and the…
Puerto Rico transit crisis averted, oil tax hike beckons
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s commuters escaped a chaotic transport shutdown after authorities on Sunday reached an eleventh-hour deal to hike a controversial oil tax and averted an escalation of the island’s debt crisis.
Puerto Rico to hike oil tax, avert public transit shutdown
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s legislature will agree to raise a tax on crude oil, the governor said in a televised speech on Sunday night, averting a shutdown of the island’s public transit system and providing more clarity on the financial future…
Wife of Ray Rice says he was candid with NFL about assault
(Reuters) – The wife of former Baltimore Ravens’ football player Ray Rice said in an interview that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was not truthful when he described Rice as ambiguous about striking her in an elevator early this year.
Missing Ohio State football player found dead: police
(Reuters) – An Ohio State University football player who went missing earlier this week was found dead on Sunday, authorities said.
Florida man charged with killing his mother using gun, bow and arrow
(Reuters) – A Florida man was charged with murder on Sunday after police found his mother dead and with arrows sticking out of her head while she sat slumped over in a chair, police said.
Missouri officer in fatal shooting resigned without severance: mayor
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – The white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, this summer, got no severance deal when he resigned from the force, the mayor of the St. Louis suburb said on Sunday.
Puerto Rico braces for public transport shutdown
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s capital braced for a public transportation shutdown Monday, as lawmakers and administration officials held last-ditch talks to approve a crude oil tax hike that could keep San Juan’s metropolitan area buses and commut…
Bomb threat on American Air flight in New York proves false alarm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American Airlines airplane that was evacuated at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport after a bomb threat has been searched and cleared for service, an official said on Sunday.
Ferguson police officer resigned on safety concerns, lawyer says
FERGUSON, Missouri (Reuters) – The white police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager to death this summer in a St. Louis suburb decided to resign from the force because of threats against fellow officers after a grand jury decided not to indict h…
