Likely death toll in Colorado floods rises to at least nine
DENVER (Reuters) – The likely death toll from massive Colorado flooding rose to nine on Thursday after a 46-year-old man whose home was washed away was listed as missing and presumed dead, and 143 other people remained unaccounted for, authorities said…
Starbucks vs. Pentagon: Guantanamo court debates whose network is more secure
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – Using the Wi-Fi connection at Starbucks was a better bet than risking putting confidential defense documents on a glitch-prone Pentagon computer network, a senior Defense Department official testified on…
Obama asks high court to review contraception mandate ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to review the legality of a politically volatile provision of the 2010 federal healthcare law requiring employers to provide health insurance that covers birth control….
Ex-New Orleans mayor seeks delay in corruption trial
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Thursday asked for a delay in his upcoming corruption trial, saying his right to a fair hearing was compromised by prosecutors posting inflammatory comments online including one calling him …
North Carolina man charged in dirt pit collapse that killed two children
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – A North Carolina man was charged with involuntary manslaughter on Thursday in the April deaths of his 6-year-old daughter and a 7-year-old boy in a pit he had been digging on his property.
Pentagon test-fires two SM-3 missiles on one target
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military conducted the second test of the ship-based Aegis missile defense system in a week, firing two SM-3 missiles on Wednesday to intercept a separating target in space, the U.S. Defense Department said.
California regulators OK on-demand ridesharing, with conditions
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – On-demand ride services got the green light from California regulators Thursday in a move the services hope will help clear their legal status in other jurisdictions.
Halliburton pleads guilty to destroying Gulf spill evidence
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Halliburton Co pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges of destroying evidence, stemming from its role in the 2010 BP oil disaster that killed 11 men and sent more than 4 million barrels of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexi…
Man sentenced for shooting at Washington lobbying group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia man who had planned to shoot people at a conservative Washington lobbying group and then rub Chick-fil-A sandwiches in his victims’ faces was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday.
Texas set to execute man convicted in botched gang murders
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man convicted in a 2002 gang-related killing of four women near the Mexico border is set for execution on Thursday.
