U.S. scientist pleads guilty to taking government laptop to China
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – A former scientist at a U.S. government-owned nuclear weapons research facility in New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to illegally taking a lab-owned computer to China and lying about it, a U.S. prosecutor…
Arizona voters go to polls in Republican primary to succeed governor Brewer
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Voters in Arizona go to the polls on Tuesday to select a Republican candidate to vie for the seat of outgoing Governor Jan Brewer, who has repeatedly clashed with the Obama administration over illegal immigration.
Los Angeles schools official suspends iPad rollout: L.A. Times
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles schools superintendent has suspended a contract with Apple Inc to provide an iPad to each of its students as the $1 billion initiative faces problems and growing scrutiny, the Los Angeles Times newspaper reported.
Police rescue New Mexico woman from car after ‘kidnap’ text to sister
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – A New Mexico woman who texted her sister to say she was being kidnapped in a car by a man with a weapon was rescued by police who used the message to track down and arrest the driver after a high-speed chase through central…
Americans oppose paying ransom for hostages: Reuters-IPSOS Poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly two out of three Americans say governments should not pay ransom to terrorists in exchange for hostages, despite the posting of an Islamic State video last week depicting the beheading of a U.S. journalist, a Reuters-IPSOS…
U.S. murder suspect in Bali denied private legal consultations: lawyer
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago-area teenager detained in connection with the death of her mother on the resort island of Bali is not being allowed to meet privately with her legal team in Indonesia, her U.S.-based lawyer said.
U.S. court scraps order to seize Kurdish crude from tanker near Texas
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. court on Monday threw out an order to seize some 1 million barrels of disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude oil from a tanker near Texas, a move that could allow the cargo to be delivered and end a nearly month-long impasse.
California wine country quake losses seen in the billions
NAPA Calif. (Reuters) – A strong earthquake that jolted residents of California’s Napa Valley wine country from their beds on Sunday caused insured property damage likely in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but the region’s total economic losses wi…
California to require anti-theft ‘kill switches’ on smartphones
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Smartphones in California will be required to come with a “kill switch” to render them useless if lost or stolen under a bill signed Monday by Governor Jerry Brown, the latest effort to stem an epidemic of phone theft in the m…
Mississippi high school football player dies after falling ill in game
(Reuters) – A Mississippi high school football player died on Monday, three days after falling ill during a game, school officials said.
