NSA, Snowden clash over 2013 internal email release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An email exchange released on Thursday shows Edward Snowden questioned the U.S. National Security Agency’s legal training programs, but provides no evidence the former contractor complained internally about vast NSA surveillance …
Crews contain fire at Texas fertilizer warehouse
(Reuters) – A fire ripped through a Texas fertilizer warehouse on Thursday, destroying the facility but causing no explosions or injuries, police said.
Warning label for sugary drinks passes California Senate
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A bill to require sugary soft drinks to carry labels warning of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay passed the California Senate on Thursday, the latest move by lawmakers nationwide aimed at persuading people to drink less s…
Judge to rule on Montana law requiring immigration checks for state services
(Reuters) – A judge is to decide whether a Montana law that requires proof of legal immigration status to seek state employment or services infringes on privacy and equal protection rights guaranteed by the Montana constitution, a state official said o…
California top court says police must name officers in shootings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that police departments in the state must as a general rule disclose the names of officers involved in shootings, despite claims by a police union that doing so would endanger their…
Gay Republican congressional candidate’s California office vandalized
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The San Diego office of California congressional candidate Carl DeMaio, one of three openly gay Republicans vying for Congress in 2014, were vandalized this week, just days before the primary election, his campaign said.
California Senate rejects bill to halt fracking
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The California state Senate on Thursday rejected for the second year in a row a bill that would have put a temporary stop to the controversial oil-producing practice of fracking in the state.
Snowden raised concerns in 2013 email, but no evidence he blew whistle: NSA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An email exchange released on Thursday shows that Edward Snowden questioned the U.S. National Security Agency’s legal training programs, but provides no evidence the former contractor complained internally about vast NSA surveill…
Former New Jersey pharmacist admits to trying to make ricin
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New Jersey pharmacist pleaded guilty on Thursday to manufacturing the deadly toxins ricin and abrin, federal authorities said.
Lawyer for badly beaten fan says LA Dodgers skimped on security
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A baseball fan suing the Los Angeles Dodgers and the team’s former owner for $35 million could have been spared a brutal beating that left him with brain damage if the team had not skimped on security spending, a lawyer for the …
