Hacker of Koch Industries website sentenced in Kansas
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin man was sentenced on Monday to two years probation after he admitted taking part in a cyber attack sponsored by the hacker group Anonymous against Kansas conglomerate Koch Industries in February 2011, federal prosecutors said.
Michigan woman sues U.S. Catholic bishops over miscarriage treatment
(Reuters) – A Michigan woman has sued the U.S. Catholic bishops, arguing that a Catholic hospital in Michigan denied her adequate treatment during a painful miscarriage because of a policy banning even the discussion of abortion as an option.
U.S. court OKs ban on political ads on public TV, radio
(Reuters) – A divided U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal ban on political advertising on public television and radio stations, rejecting an argument that it unconstitutionally violated the First Amendment.
Newtown to release 911 recordings from Sandy Hook shooting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The 911 recordings from the shooting that killed 20 children last December at Sandy Hook Elementary School will be released to the public on Wednesday afternoon, lawyers representing the Connecticut town of Newtown said.
Trial opens for California policemen charged in homeless man’s death
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) – The trial of two former California policemen charged in the beating and stun gun death of a mentally ill transient began on Monday with opening statements about the deadly confrontation that touched off protests and po…
Man removed from flight in Phoenix over infectious disease alert
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Officials removed a man with an unspecified infectious disease – possibly tuberculosis – from a US Airways Express flight with 70 passengers on board shortly after it landed in Phoenix over the weekend, authorities said on Monday.
Dragon Con co-founder pleads guilty to child molestation
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A founder of the nationally known Dragon Con science fiction and fantasy convention pleaded guilty in Georgia on Monday to molesting three boys and will serve time under house arrest in a case that began with his arrest 13 years ago…
‘Cyber Monday’ sales set to hit record: analysts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. online sales are expected to hit $2 billion on “Cyber Monday,” for the first time since the data firm comScore has been tracking such information.
Police subdue Ohio student armed with pellet gun
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) – A Toledo, Ohio student, armed with a pellet gun and holed up by himself at a high school was taken into custody on Monday after police used a non-lethal “bean bag” projectile to end a standoff, authorities said.
U.N. rights chief condemns North Korean arrest of U.S. war veteran
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay on Monday condemned North Korea’s detention of an 85-year-old American and said she was checking a report of recent mass executions in the country.
