U.S. surveillance leaks threaten police use of new technologies: official
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Public disclosures about U.S. government surveillance threaten the ability of police to use powerful new technologies such as drones and mobile license plate readers, a top law enforcement official said on Sunday.
Recaptured Florida convicts had help, more arrests expected, official says
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Two recaptured killers who walked away from life terms in a Florida prison had “a lot of help” obtaining forged release papers, and more arrests are coming, the head of the state’s law enforcement agency said on Sunday….
Poisoning ruled cause of death of ‘Whitey’ Bulger extortion victim
(Reuters) – An alleged extortion victim of Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, who was found dead while Bulger was on trial, died from cyanide poisoning, officials in Massachusetts said on Sunday.
Newark mayor among those to perform New Jersey’s 1st gay nuptials
(Reuters) – Wedding bells will begin to ring for same-sex couples in New Jersey just after midnight on Monday when gay marriage becomes legal in the state, and several mayors plan to officiate at nuptials.
Police and FBI probe Twitter threat against U.S. Senator Cruz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Law enforcement officials are investigating threats made against U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Twitter last week, police said on Sunday.
No end yet for BART strike in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco faced another day without its commuter rail system on Sunday with no new strike talks scheduled to resolve the labor dispute.
Nearly half million apply for U.S. health insurance despite flaws: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Roughly half a million Americans have applied for health insurance through new federal- and state-run exchanges under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, an administration official said on Saturday.
Senator Cruz returns to Texas welcome after shutdown battle
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a favorite of the conservative Tea Party movement, returned home to a rousing welcome in Texas on Saturday after his attempt to derail Obamacare with a shutdown of the federal government led to …
Police in Kentucky believe theft of rare bourbon is an inside job
(Reuters) – The theft of dozens of cases of rare, high-quality bourbon worth more than $25,000 from a local distillery appears to be an inside job, a Kentucky sheriff investigating the case, said on Saturday.
Accident kills two San Francisco rail workers on second day of strike
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two workers performing maintenance on the San Francisco commuter rail system were killed when a train struck them on Saturday, on the second day of a strike against the system that has snarled traffic across the region.
