HealthCare.gov security again under scrutiny by politicians
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A cybersecurity professional warned that the U.S. government failed to implement fixes to protect the HealthCare.gov website from hackers at a congressional hearing that Democratic lawmakers claimed was politically motivat…
Search for Wall Street Journal reporter missing in New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A search is under way for a Wall Street Journal reporter missing for nearly a week after telling his wife he was taking a short walk, New Jersey authorities said on Thursday.
U.S. likely to widen ban on profiling of criminal suspects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is likely to widen a ban on the profiling of suspects by race to include other categories such as religion, country of origin, gender and sexual orientation, a person familiar with an internal review s…
Mississippi move to end conjugal visits in prisons draws protest
(Reuters) – Twice a month, high school math teacher Kelly Muscolino and her husband, an inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery, get to share one hour together away from the watchful eyes of guards at the Mississippi prison where he is locked up.
Ohio executes convicted killer using new two-drug method
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A man convicted of the 1989 rape and murder of a pregnant woman was executed Thursday in Ohio using a two-drug method never applied before in the United States, the state corrections department said.
Michigan governor proposes $350 million for Detroit pensions, art-reports
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has proposed a $350 million, 20-year plan for the state to protect Detroit retiree pensions and the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts, local newspapers reported on Thursday.
California congressman McKeon will not run for re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Representative Buck McKeon of California, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said on Thursday he would not seek a 12th term this year.
Spying plunges U.S.-German ties lower than Iraq war: Merkel ally
BERLIN (Reuters) – Relations between Germany and the United States are worse now than during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a decade ago, a leading ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, in a sign of mounting anger in Berlin over American sp…
Pentagon cuts littoral combat ships buy to 32: Navy Times
(Reuters) – The office of the secretary of defense (OSD) has directed the U.S. Navy to cut its overall buy of the littoral combat ships to 32 ships, foregoing 20 more of the small, fast warships, the Navy Times reported, citing Pentagon sources.
Pregnant women warned off West Virginia water in cleared areas
(Reuters) – West Virginia officials said Thursday they have lifted a ban on drinking tap water for two-thirds of the customers affected by a chemical spill, but warned pregnant women to avoid it until the chemical is completely flushed from the pipes.
