CIA’s ‘harsh interrogations’ exceeded legal authority: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A classified U.S. Senate report found that the CIA’s legal justification for the use of harsh interrogation techniques that critics say amount to torture was based on faulty legal reasoning, McClatchy news service reported on Thu…
Judge restores $120 million in tobacco settlement to Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Philadelphia judge on Thursday set aside most of an arbitration ruling that could have cost the state of Pennsylvania some $180 million from a landmark 1998 settlement with the nation’s tobacco companies.
U.S. Navy looks to leverage submarine work to keep costs down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy hopes to save money and time by leveraging industry investments as it replaces its Ohio-class nuclear-armed submarines with the Virginia-class attack submarines now built by General Dynamics Corp and Huntington Inga…
Los Angeles County sheriff deputies mistakenly kill man fleeing assailant
(Reuters) – An aspiring TV producer who was being held captive by a knife-wielding man in West Hollywood was mistakenly shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies as he tried to escape his assailant, the sheriff’s department said on Thurs…
Pennsylvania officials seek motive for school stabbing rampage
MURRYSVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Pennsylvania officials sought a motive on Thursday for what may have driven a 16-year-old student to turn on his classmates with two kitchen knives, stabbing startled victims in the stomach and back and leaving nea…
Hillary Clinton dodges shoe during Las Vegas speech
(Reuters) – A woman threw a shoe at Hillary Clinton on Thursday as the former secretary of state was delivering a speech at a Las Vegas hotel, but Clinton dodged it and continued with her remarks, a U.S. Secret Service spokesman said.
Boston bombing report cites information lapses among U.S. agencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Information that may have intensified U.S. scrutiny of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev fell through the cracks in communications among U.S. law enforcement agencies and between the United States and Russia, acco…
Pennsylvania officials seek motive for school stabbing rampage
MURRYSVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Pennsylvania officials sought a motive on Thursday for what may have driven a 16-year-old student to turn on his classmates with two kitchen knives, stabbing startled victims in the stomach and back and leaving nea…
Suspect surrenders in deadly Florida day care center car crash
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida man suspected of involvement in a hit-and-run car crash that killed a 4-year-old girl and injured 14 people at an Orlando-area day care center surrendered to authorities on Thursday, police said.
More than 100 passengers sick on cruise off California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A cruise ship with more than 100 passengers and crew suffering from a gastrointestinal ailment caused by Norovirus, have arrived in San Diego, a cruise line spokeswoman said on Thursday.
