Jury convicts bin Laden son-in-law on terrorism charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, was found guilty of terrorism-related charges on Wednesday following a three-week trial that offered unusually vivid details of the former al Qaeda leader’s actions in the days …
U.S. Air and Space museum evacuated for suspicious package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s National Air and Space Museum was evacuated on Wednesday after reports of a suspicious package, and one person was found unconscious in the building, authorities said.
California state Senator Leland Yee arrested: FBI
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California state Senator Leland Yee was arrested on Wednesday as federal investigators conducted public corruption raids across California, shaking up the election season in the nation’s most populous state.
Supreme Court justices weigh case of 2004 Bush protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court signaled on Wednesday it would rule that two Secret Service agents cannot be sued over allegations they treated protesters gathered in support of former President George W. Bush more favorably than proteste…
BlackBerry’s enterprise offering wins U.S. security clearance
TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd has received a coveted security clearance that paves the way for U.S. government agencies to use its systems to manage and secure Android- and iOS-powered devices operating on their internal networks, the smartphone m…
Carnival Cruise ship rescues 41 Cuban migrants in Florida Straits
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Carnival Cruise ship rescued 41 Cuban migrants from a small, overcrowded boat in the Florida Straits, the 90-mile span of water between the southern tip of Florida and Cuba, a U.S. Coast Guard official said on Wednesday.
Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol unconstitutional: judge
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge ruled on Wednesday that the state’s execution procedures were unconstitutional because they do not allow inmates proper access to the courts when it comes to the drugs used in lethal injections.
More ships waiting on Houston Channel cleanup: Coast Guard
HOUSTON (Reuters) – More ships were waiting on Wednesday morning to sail through the Houston Ship Channel as the cleanup of a Saturday fuel oil spill in Galveston Bay continued, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Late blast of wintry weather hits parts of New England
BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) – Parts of New England were hit with a late blast of wintry weather on Wednesday, the so-called “bombogenesis” storm that brought high winds to much of the region and snow to parts of Maine and Massachusetts’ Cape Cod resort…
Landing at wrong airport can be ‘catastrophic’: regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued a safety alert on Wednesday on how airplane pilots can avoid landing at the wrong airport, after recent incidents when planes landed on much shorter runways than their intended…
