U.S. steps up scrutiny of American fighters in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department has tapped a veteran prosecutor to probe the flow of foreign fighters, including Americans, who are joining Syria’s rebels, U.S. officials said, in a sign of heightened alarm over the threat of radicalized …
Arizona governor calls special session on $60 million child protection plan
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has called the state legislature into special session to create a new child-welfare agency, after the current agency was rocked by revelations that workers never investigated nearly 6,600 hotline reports …
U.S. gov’t workers owed $3.3 billion in delinquent taxes in 2013: IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. government workers owed $3.3 billion in delinquent taxes last year but were still better at staying current with the Internal Revenue Service than the general public, the IRS said on Thursday.
FBI, in historic policy change, to record interrogations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and several other U.S. federal law enforcement agencies will reverse a policy that has long prohibited the recording of interrogations of people held in custody, a Justice Department memo sent last week said.
1998 U.S. embassy bombing suspect loses bid to get charges dismissed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alleged senior al Qaeda figure Anas al-Liby lost a bid on Thursday to have charges against him dismissed in connection with the deadly 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
New Jersey gun control bill passes Assembly, heads to governor’s desk
(Reuters) – The New Jersey state Assembly on Thursday sent Governor Chris Christie a gun control bill that would limit the capacity of gun ammunition magazines, but it was unclear whether the Republican governor would sign the measure into law.
Killer of three may be last to get death penalty in Connecticut
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) – A Connecticut man found guilty of a 2006 triple murder was sentenced to death on Thursday in what was likely to be the last capital punishment sentence in the state.
Dodgers release minor league player who bit off part of teammate’s ear
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday released a minor league player who was involved in a dugout fight and bit off part of a high-profile Cuban-born teammate’s ear, the team said.
Tucson socialite gets life term for ex-husband’s car-bomb death
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – A former Arizona socialite was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for the 1996 car-bomb killing of her ex-husband, a prominent real estate developer, in the parking lot of a Tucson resort.
Sixteen police in Puerto Rico arrested on corruption charges
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Federal authorities arrested 16 current and former Puerto Rican police officers on corruption charges ranging from allegedly taking bribes to protect drug dealers to extortion and planting evidence, officials said on Thursday.
