Defense says Guantanamo detainee is soldier, exempt from war crimes
FORT MEADE Md. (Reuters) – A U.S. military lawyer for a Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee described as an al-Qaeda commander said on Monday he may be classified as a soldier under international war rules – and therefore exempt from prosecution – so charge…
Parents of slain American aid worker ask for prayers, privacy
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – The parents of an American aid worker beheaded by Islamic State militants after his abduction in Syria asked for prayers for other captives in Syria and Iraq in a brief public statement at their Indianapolis church on Monday.
Accused Mexican drug boss Beltran Leyva appears in U.S. court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Accused Mexican drug lord Alfredo Beltran Leyva made an initial appearance in a U.S. court on Monday to face charges of shipping cocaine and methamphetamines to the United States, the Justice Department said.
State Department’s unclassified email systems hacked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Monday said its unclassified email systems were the victim of a cyber attack in recent weeks, around the same time as White House systems were breached, but no classified data was compromised.
Harvard, UNC sued over use of race in admissions decisions
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – A nonprofit legal defense group sued Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, alleging the schools’ admission practices discriminate against Asian-American and white applicants.
GM ignition-switch claims deadline extended to January 31
(Reuters) – The deadline to file claims under General Motors Co’s faulty ignition-switch compensation program has been extended by one month to Jan. 31, said Kenneth Feinberg, the program’s administrator.
Futuristic island park in Hudson River proposed for Manhattan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A futuristic park known as Pier55 will likely rise soon over the water off Manhattan’s Lower West Side, largely funded by a billionaire neighbor, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday.
F-35 completes first round of tests on U.S. Navy ship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy version of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet met 100 percent of the threshold requirements set for a first round of sea-based testing aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, Navy and Pentagon officials said on…
Second man gets life term for killing two USC grad students from China
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The second of two men convicted of murder in the 2012 shooting deaths of two University of Southern California graduate students from China was sentenced on Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Sierra Leone doctor dies of Ebola at Nebraska hospital
(Reuters) – A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone died early on Monday of the disease at a Nebraska hospital, medical officials said, the second death from the virus out of 10 known cases treated in the United States.
