Maine man found guilty of blocking train tracks in oil-by-rail protest
AUBURN Maine (Reuters) – A man who helped block Maine railroad tracks to protest the transport of crude oil through the state after a deadly 2013 train crash across the Canadian border was convicted of criminal trespass for the incident, according to c…
Chinese hacked U.S. military contractors, Senate panel finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hackers associated with the Chinese government have repeatedly infiltrated the computer systems of U.S. airlines, technology companies and other contractors involved in the movement of U.S. troops and military equipment, a U.S. S…
Obama could deploy U.S. military advisers to forward positions in Iraq: White House
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama would consider requests to “forward deploy” U.S. military advisers with Iraqi troops “on a case-by-case basis” if they are needed, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Wednesday.
Yelp, TinyCo fined by U.S. for improperly collecting kids’ data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The popular online review site Yelp and the maker of children’s mobile device apps including Tiny Pets and Tiny Monsters have separately agreed to settle charges that they improperly collected kids’ information online, the U.S. F…
Judge pauses Detroit’s bankruptcy trial again
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ordered a week-long break in Detroit’s bankruptcy trial on Wednesday, giving the last major objector to the city’s restructuring plan time to rework its case.
U.S. Army soldier accused of smuggling undocumented immigrants
(Reuters) – A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of smuggling two undocumented immigrants across the Texas-Mexico border while in uniform, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Transgender Connecticut teen found safe after escaping custody
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A transgender teenager whose detainment without charges at a Connecticut adult prison sparked protests this year, was back at a juvenile detention facility after fleeing a private treatment center, state officials said on Wednesday…
U.S. panel weighs new designs for troubled Eisenhower Memorial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The troubled Eisenhower Memorial reaches a crossroads on Wednesday as the panel overseeing its construction weighs alternatives to the original contentious design by celebrity architect Frank Gehry.
U.S. needs better end-of-life care, which might cut costs: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States needs to improve its medical care for people nearing death, a move that might cut rising healthcare costs, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) study said on Wednesday.
Texas set to execute woman convicted of starving nine-year-old
(Reuters) – A woman convicted of the 2004 starving death of a nine-year-old boy is scheduled to die on Wednesday by lethal injection at a Texas state prison, authorities said.
