Illinois Supreme Court strikes down eavesdropping law as too broad
(Reuters) – The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional a state eavesdropping law, one of the strictest in the United States, saying it criminalized recording a sweeping array of innocent behavior such as fans cheering at an …
High unemployment still haunting military veterans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unemployment among U.S. military veterans eased last year, government data showed on Thursday, but remained far higher than the national average rate for the civilian population.
Florida executes man who used hammer to kill two female co-workers
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida man convicted of bludgeoning two women to death with a hammer and setting them on fire more than 26 years ago was executed on Thursday, a state prison official said.
Naval Academy midshipman acquitted in sex assault case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge acquitted a former Naval Academy football player on Thursday of sexually assaulting a drunken female midshipman, one of a number of sexual misconduct cases roiling the U.S. military.
Guantanamo board reviews case of ‘Dirty 30’ bin Laden bodyguard
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) – A suspected Osama bin Laden bodyguard held at Guantanamo Bay military prison for 12 years on Thursday faced a U.S. national security board weighing whether he should remain in detention there.
Army general gets fine, no jail in sex case
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) – An Army general who admitted to an adulterous sexual affair and other improper relationships with junior female officers was spared jail and dismissal from the service on Thursday, a sentence critics decried as a …
California major target for cyber-criminals, attorney general says
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California has become a major U.S. target of cyber crimes committed by outlaw groups with ties to Eastern Europe, China and Africa, according to a report by state Attorney General Kamala Harris released on Thursday.
Missouri man who said he planned theater shooting gets 15 years
(Reuters) – A Missouri man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after telling police he was hoarding weapons for a mass shooting at a movie theater or a Wal-Mart store, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Transient New Mexico man pleads guilty to threat against Obama
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – A 55-year-old homeless man from New Mexico pleaded guilty on Thursday to making a telephone threat against President Barack Obama in which he said he would shoot the president, federal prosecutors said in a statement…
Florida executes man who used hammer to kill 2 female co-workers
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida man convicted of bludgeoning two women to death with a hammer and setting them on fire more than 26 years ago was executed on Thursday, a state prison official said.
