U.S. court system targeted in cyber attack: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unidentified hackers temporarily blocked access to the federal court system’s public website on Friday, preventing lawyers from filing legal documents, Politico reported.
Fraternity to discipline members for racially insensitive party in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The parent body of a mostly white college fraternity ousted by Arizona State University for a party mocking black people with racial stereotypes has threatened to expel students involved from the organization.
Pentagon F-35 program says ‘laser-focused’ on software issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s F-35 program office on Friday said it was “laser-focused” on finishing development of the software needed for the U.S. Marine Corps to start using its Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets from mid-2015.
Texas judge declares pregnant woman dead, orders life support removed
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas judge on Friday ordered a Fort Worth hospital to remove a brain-dead pregnant woman from life support, after her husband argued the fetus she has been forced to carry under state law is withering in her lifeless bo…
Alaska sled-dog race organizers tell NY’s Idiotarod ‘cease and desist’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Iditarod, a grueling multi-day sled dog race across Alaska, is not – not! – to be confused with the Idiotarod, a pointedly sillier affair due to take place this weekend with costumed participants racing modified shopping carts …
Three adults, two children die in Iowa blaze
(Reuters) – Three adults and two children died in a fire that destroyed a house in rural Iowa on Friday morning, authorities said.
Monster wave surf competition launches off California coast
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An international big wave surf competition in northern California kicked off with 50-foot waves on Friday after concerns winds would force the cancellation of the event which draws tens of thousands of fans.
Colombian drug kingpin, ‘Diego Rastrojo’ pleads guilty in Miami
MIAMI (Reuters) – One of Colombia’s top former drug traffickers, Diego Perez Henao, pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 80 tons of cocaine into the United States over the course of almost two decades, according to federal prosecutors in Miami.
At least five dead in fire at house in rural Iowa
(Reuters) – At least five people died in a fire that destroyed a house in rural northeast Iowa on Friday morning, authorities said.
Women in Maryland ‘demon’ slaying to be mentally evaluated
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) – A Maryland woman accused of murdering her two toddlers, who she believed had been possessed by demons, and another woman also charged in the murders will undergo psychiatric evaluation to determine whether they are compe…
