Extended government shutdown would pinch housing recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government shutdown will soon begin to delay the approval process for mortgages and could threaten the nascent housing recovery if it stretches to mid-October or beyond.
California outlaws ‘revenge porn’ in first-of-its-kind legislation
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed a first-of-its-kind state law criminalizing what has become known as revenge porn, the distribution of private, explicit photos of other people on the Internet, usually by ex-lovers or spou…
Cancellations, delays spread in U.S. government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cancellations and delays caused by the federal government shutdown spread across the United States on Wednesday, ruining dream vacations, upending carefully laid wedding plans and complicating the lives of millions of people.
Obama welcomes Pope Francis’ remarks on gays, abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday welcomed Pope Francis’ recent remarks that the Catholic Church must shake off an obsession with teachings on abortion, contraception and homosexuals, saying the pontiff was showing incredible h…
Texas experimenting with secret execution drugs -lawsuit
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Three Texas death row inmates claim the state plans to execute them by experimenting with new drugs, never used for such a purpose, that were obtained under false pretenses, attorneys told Reuters on Wednesday.
Judge orders monitor appointed to oversee controversial Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ordered a monitor be appointed to oversee the work of hardline Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio to ensure that his officers no longer use racial profiling in stops of Latino drivers in a crackdown on ille…
U.S. opposes tech companies’ request to reveal spying demands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has told a secret surveillance court that it opposes a request from technology companies to reveal more about the demands they receive for user information, according to court papers released on Wednes…
Tom Clancy, U.S. master of spy thriller novels, dies at 66
(Reuters) – Best-selling U.S. author Tom Clancy, who thrilled readers with vivid descriptions of soldiers and spies in novels including “The Hunt for Red October” and “Patriot Games,” has died at 66, his publisher said on Wednesday.
Man arrested in Florida airport bomb hoax
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A trucking company worker was arrested on charges of making a false bomb threat that prompted a five-hour evacuation at Jacksonville International Airport in Florida, jail records showed on Wednesday.
FBI shuts alleged online drug marketplace, Silk Road
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement authorities have shut down “Silk Road,” an anonymous Internet marketplace for illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine and criminal activities such as murder for hire, and arrested its alleged owner.
