NSA ‘hijacked’ criminal botnets to install spyware
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – While U.S. law enforcement agencies have long tried to stamp out networks of compromised computers used by cyber criminals, the National Security Agency has been hijacking the so-called botnets as a resource for spying.
Colorado boy, 4, safe after being taken by car jacker, police chase
DENVER (Reuters) – A 4-year-old pajama-clad boy was left unattended in a vehicle that was carjacked by a fugitive and survived a high-speed police chase in the Denver area on Wednesday, police said.
Maryland mall shooter may have copied Columbine massacre: police
MARRIOTTSVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) – The gunman who killed two store employees at a Maryland mall early this year may have been obsessed with the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and left a journal behind in which he wrote that he might already be d…
Katz’s New York deli sues food trucks in name dispute
(Reuters) – The owners of New York City’s iconic Katz’s Delicatessen filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the operators of local food trucks named Katz & Dogz, claiming the trucks are a blatant attempt to dupe consumers.
Man charged with mailing package bomb to ‘America’s toughest sheriff’
(Reuters) – Federal agents have arrested an Oklahoma man accused of mailing a package bomb last year addressed to Joe Arpaio, the controversial Arizona lawman who calls himself “America’s toughest sheriff,” officials said on Tuesday.
San Francisco high-rise in danger of collapse after fire
(Reuters) – A partly-built high-rise tower in San Francisco whose upper floors collapsed in a major fire on Tuesday was in danger of collapsing further, and a nearby apartment building remained evacuated, a fire official said on Wednesday.
Philadelphia archdiocese limits tuition aid to abuse victims’ children
(This version of the story corrects spokesman’s first name to Kenneth in third paragraph. The story was first filed on March 11.)
Moms in labor can bar dads from birth room, N.J. judge rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey this week became the first U.S. state to allow pregnant women to bar the fathers of their children from the delivery room while giving birth, under a court ruling.
Sandusky’s wife claims he’s innocent, victims manipulated
(Reuters) – The wife of convicted child molester and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky said on Wednesday that he was innocent and that victims who testified against him were manipulated for money.
U.S. drugmaker to give unapproved medicine to dying Virginia boy
(Reuters) – A dying seven-year-old boy who is suffering from a viral infection could receive an unapproved treatment as early as Wednesday after a drugmaker struck a deal with U.S. regulators to provide the medicine.
