NY recovers $18 million using warrants for Facebook accounts
(Reuters) – New York prosecutors have secured more than $18 million in a series of fraud cases using warrants to access hundreds of Facebook accounts, a move the social medial firm says was unconstitutional and is still fighting.
Man released after being cleared in North Carolina courthouse shooting
(Reuters) – A man held on suspicion of shooting two people in front of a courthouse in North Carolina has been released by authorities, who said on Wednesday he was not the gunman.
Miami cop nabbed on charges he protected drug deals while in uniform
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Miami police officer was arrested on Wednesday on drug trafficking charges for allegedly, while in uniform, providing armed protection for two separate cocaine sales, police said.
Moroccan living in Connecticut sentenced to two years in drone plot case
NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) – A Moroccan national, accused of plotting to attack Harvard University and a federal building with bombs attached to a drone, was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday by a federal judge in Connecticut.
FBI sent fake techs to seek evidence in Vegas gambling case: Lawyers
(Reuters) – Lawyers for eight gamblers charged with running an illegal sports book are challenging key evidence in the case, saying it was obtained by FBI agents who posed as Internet technicians to gain access to their Las Vegas hotel rooms without a …
Hawaii lava crosses residential property, threatens more homes
KONA Hawaii (Reuters) – A slow-moving river of molten lava from an erupting volcano crept across a residential property on Hawaii’s Big Island early on Wednesday after incinerating an outbuilding as it threatened dozens of homes and businesses at the e…
Detroit developer bids on 6,300 foreclosed properties in auction
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit real estate developer whose group won a bundle of more than 6,300 properties in a county tax foreclosure auction said on Wednesday he intended to help get low-income residents into fixed up homes and turn vacant lots into …
Saying she will not be bullied, nurse fights Maine Ebola quarantine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saying she will not be bullied by politicians, a Maine nurse is giving the state an ultimatum: Lift her Ebola quarantine by Thursday or she will disregard the restrictions and go to court.
Probe of Virginia rocket blast begins; space station supplied
WALLOPS Va./CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) – Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what caused an unmanned U.S. supply rocket to explode in a fireball moments after liftoff from a Virginia launch pad, destroying supplies and equipment bound for…
Florida’s craft beer growler ban battle spills into federal court
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Florida’s ban on selling craft beer in reusable 64-ounce jugs known as growlers is harming brewers and their drink-loving customers, a lawyer who is suing the state said on Wednesday, asking a federal judge to overturn the unus…
