U.S. Senate bill proposes sweeping curbs on NSA surveillance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Patrick Leahy introduced legislation on Tuesday to ban the U.S. government’s bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records and Internet data and narrow how much information it can seek in any particular search.
Parents sue Georgia school after teen found dead in gym mat
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The parents of a Georgia teenager whose body was found in a rolled-up wrestling mat in his school gym are suing school officials for failing to stop bullying by classmates who may have beaten their son to death, their attorney said …
Last U.S. crew member of Hiroshima bomber dies: report
(Reuters) – The last surviving crew member aboard the Enola Gay, the U.S. bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan in 1945, died at a retirement community in Georgia at age 93, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Man arrested in stabbing death of LA Clippers player’s aunt
(Reuters) – Police in California have arrested a man wanted for the fatal stabbing of the aunt of a Los Angeles Clippers player in a crime that drew national attention after the basketball star pleaded on social media for help in finding the suspect, a…
Seattle Jewish group calls for NRA lobbyist to quit over Holocaust remark
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Jewish leaders in Washington state called on Tuesday for the resignation of a National Rifle Association lobbyist over comments in which he compared the push for stricter gun control regulations to the policies of Nazi Germany.
Wrongfully convicted Connecticut man describes prison ‘nightmare’
HARTFORD Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man whose wrongful conviction on rape and murder charges was reversed after 21 years in prison described his ordeal as a “nightmare” in a hearing on Tuesday before a state commissioner who can award him up to $8…
Ex-Dominican anti-drug official pleads guilty to drug charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former chief operating officer of the Dominican Republic’s main counter-drug agency pleaded guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges that he conspired with drug traffickers to transport cocaine into the United States.
Senators from Colorado, Washington want federal pot laws applied fairly
DENVER (Reuters) – U.S. senators from Colorado and Washington, seeking clarity on federal rules that may affect legal marijuana businesses in their states, are urging the Obama administration to ensure federal agencies take a consistent approach to enf…
Critical Detroit bankruptcy hearing delayed by one week
(Reuters) – The start of a critical hearing on Detroit’s plan to adjust $18 billion of debt and exit bankruptcy will be delayed by one week to Aug. 21, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Family finds 300-year-old sunken treasure off Florida’s east coast
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida family scavenging for sunken treasure on a shipwreck has found the missing piece of a 300-year-old gold filigree necklace sacred to Spanish priests, officials said on Tuesday.
