U.S. audit finds lack of oversight in ATF probes of cigarette smuggling
(Reuters) – Federal agents conducted dozens of income-generating tobacco sting operations without approval during the last seven years and misplaced more than 2 million cartons of cigarettes, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Jus…
North Carolina school board lifts ‘Invisible Man’ book ban
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – A North Carolina school board lifted on Wednesday its ban of Ralph Ellison’s classic novel “Invisible Man” from school libraries after being ridiculed by residents and undercut by a giveaway of the book at a lo…
FBI releases video of ‘delusional’ Navy Yard shooter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI released surveillance video and photos of Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis on Wednesday and said he believed electromagnetic waves had been controlling him for months before the rampage that killed 12 people.
Computer snags delay parts of Obamacare in some U.S. states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The District of Columbia’s online health insurance exchange – one of 51 set up under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law – will be unable to perform two key functions when it opens on October 1, exchange officials announ…
U.S. border agency to amend use-of-force practices after killings
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, under fire for being too quick to use lethal force, will train officers to defuse threats following the deaths of at least 19 people since 2010 in incidents on the northern and southern…
Escaped California prison inmate recaptured after 36 years on the run
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California prison inmate who escaped 36 years ago while serving time for armed robbery has been recaptured in Arkansas, becoming California’s longest-sought fugitive inmate to be caught, a prisons spokeswoman said on Wednesday…
Suspension of Virginia students over pellet guns prompts debate
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Two Virginia Beach students have been suspended for a year for firing pellet guns at fellow students, prompting debate over school safety and whether their punishment was appropriate.
Ex-Army translator gets 25 years in Taliban weapons sting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former translator for the U.S. Army in Iraq to 25 years in prison for trying to sell anti-aircraft missiles and other military weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Computer snags delay parts of Obamacare in some U.S. states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The District of Columbia’s online health insurance exchange – one of 51 set up under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law – will be unable to perform two key functions when it opens on October 1, exchange officials announ…
Ex-Washington state campaign director charged with embezzling to feed gambling habit
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – The former head of a Democratic Party fundraising committee in Washington state has been charged with embezzling up to $300,000 in campaign contributions to feed a gambling habit, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
