Protesters fly blimp over NSA data center in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Three activist groups flew a blimp emblazoned with the words “Illegal Spying Below” over the National Security Agency’s data center in Utah on Friday in protest against the federal government’s mass surveillance programs.
U.S. court puts ruling overturning Indiana’s gay marriage ban on hold
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday put on hold a judge’s two-day-old ruling striking down Indiana’s ban on gay marriage, pending an appeal of the case.
U.S. soul singer Bobby Womack dies at age 70: publicist
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. soul singer and songwriter Bobby Womack has died, his publicist said on Friday. He was 70.
U.S. auctions some 30,000 bitcoins from Silk Road raid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Marshals Service on Friday auctioned off about 30,000 bitcoins seized during a raid on Silk Road, an Internet black-market bazaar where authorities say illegal drugs and other goods could be bought.
California Border Patrol sends agents to Texas to help with immigrant influx
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – U.S. Border Patrol officials in Southern California are sending agents and other resources to Texas to help stretched colleagues in the Rio Grande deal with a surge of immigrants illegally crossing the frontier, two Border Patrol …
U.S. seeks more than eight years prison for SAC’s Martoma
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mathew Martoma, a former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager convicted of insider trading, should be sentenced to a “substantial” term of prison beyond the eight years recommended by probation officers, U.S. prosecutors argued F…
Atlanta adoption agency closes after charges of violations in Congo
ATLANTA (Reuters) – An Atlanta-based international adoption agency will close after it was suspended for 90 days by U.S. authorities over allegations it paid bribes and used incorrect papers to adopt children in the Congo.
U.S. court puts ruling overturning Indiana’s gay marriage ban on hold
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday put on hold a judge’s ruling striking down Indiana’s ban on gay marriage, pending an appeal of the case.
Wind-whipped wildfire forces evacuations in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A wind-driven fire burned through mountainous terrain in northeastern Arizona on Friday, forcing residents in two small subdivisions to evacuate their homes and blackening some 2,000 tree-studded acres, officials said.
U.S. auctions some 30,000 bitcoins from Silk Road raid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Marshals Service on Friday auctioned off about 30,000 bitcoins seized during a raid on Silk Road, an Internet black-market bazaar where authorities say illegal drugs and other goods could be bought.
