U.S. privacy board says NSA phone program illegal, should end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency’s bulk collection of phone records provides only minimal benefits to countering terrorism, is illegal and should end, a federal privacy watchdog said in a report released on Thursday.
As Super Bowl nears, new traffic jam threat looms over New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wealthy football fans headed to next month’s Super Bowl might find themselves scrambling to find parking for their private jets, with slots at a small airport near the stadium in New Jersey rapidly filling up, transportation offici…
Playtex recalls over 1 million pacifier clips, cites choking hazard
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Baby products manufacturer Playtex, a unit of Energizer Holdings is recalling more than one million pacifier holder clips after it received reports that they develop cracks, consumer safety officials said on Thursday.
Police investigate threats to Colorado’s Columbine High School
DENVER (Reuters) – Columbine High School in Colorado, scene of a 1999 shooting rampage in which a teacher and 12 students were killed, was placed on “lockout” for several hours on Thursday as police investigated threats, a school district spokeswoman s…
Arizona man convicted of murder in nine Buddhist temple deaths
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man was convicted on Thursday of the execution-style killings of nine people, including six monks, at a Buddhist temple near Phoenix in 1991, in what remains the deadliest mass murder in the state’s history.
Dozens hurt as Greyhound bus skids after attack on driver
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Dozens of people on board a Greyhound bus in Arizona were injured when a passenger, apparently high on drugs, attacked the driver on Thursday and tried to roll the vehicle, causing it to skid off the road, police said.
Texas man to ask court to remove pregnant wife from life support
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas paramedic will ask a Fort Worth court on Friday to remove his pregnant wife from life support, saying the fetus she is forced to carry under state law has become severely damaged in her debilitated body.
Doctor quizzed about drug info discussions with investors outside of SAC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A doctor who says he leaked details of a clinical drug trial to SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma also discussed the drug under development with other investors, according to documents displayed in court on Thur…
Florida man sentenced to almost 60 years for killing NFL star
MIAMI (Reuters) – A 23-year-old man convicted of second-degree murder in the 2007 killing of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor was sentenced to 57-1/2 years in prison on Thursday.
U.S. sues KBR for defrauding its army in Iraq
(Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday accused defense contractor KBR Inc of defrauding its military in Iraq by giving inflated deals to two Kuwait-based subcontractors who in turn paid kickbacks of as much as $1 million to KBR employees.
