U.S. can keep court orders, phone companies secret in NSA spy case
(Reuters) – The U.S. government need not turn over a secret surveillance court’s orders or the names of phone companies helping it collect call records, because it might reveal methods needed to protect national security, a federal judge decided on Mon…
New York man accused of online death threats against Obama, Cuomo
(Reuters) – An upstate New York man was accused on Tuesday of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and other political leaders just days after he was arraigned on charges that he had made previous online death threats against them, authorities sa…
Pipeline explodes in Rusk County, Texas: website
(Reuters) – A 12-inch pipeline exploded in Rusk County, Texas, on Tuesday, news website KSLA.com said.
Gunman hunted in New Mexico looks to have killed himself: police
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Police in Albuquerque say a man who was being hunted on suspicion of shooting to death one woman and injuring three others was found dead on Tuesday, apparently after taking his own life with a handgun.
Obama signs disaster declaration for wildfire-scorched Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday approved federal disaster aid for wildfire-scorched Washington state, as the U.S. West Coast struggles with a near-record fire season that experts say will likely worsen in the coming weeks.
White House loosens restrictions on lobbyists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is loosening restrictions on lobbyists who want to serve on federal advisory boards, a White House official said on Tuesday, a setback to the president’s efforts to tamp down special interest influence in W…
Illinois woman faces murder charge after planning robbery
JOLIET Ill. (Reuters) – An Illinois woman who helped plan a robbery that led to a double murder and who spent the stolen cash on cigarettes should be found guilty of murder, the prosecution said on Tuesday in closing arguments at a trial in the Chicago…
Nevada manhunt on for professional fighter accused of severely beating two
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Las Vegas police were searching on Tuesday for a professional mixed martial artist whose ex-girlfriend says he broke her nose and facial bones and ruptured her liver when he beat her and a friend last week.
Faulty fire engine caused Montana crash that killed six
(Reuters) – A crash that killed a fire chief and a family of five in Montana was caused by a mechanical failure that caused the fire chief to lose control of the recently repaired fire engine he was driving, the Montana Highway Patrol said on Tuesday.
Times Square’s costumed superheroes fight back against bad press
NEW YORK (Reuters) – After a spate of arrests and bad publicity, the costumed characters who pose for tourist photographs in New York’s Times Square in the hopes of a cash tip have formed an association to preserve a livelihood that has come under incr…
