Terror suspect shot dead by Boston police officer
The suspect was under surveillance because he had made threats against police, sources say.
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Man arrested in Boston terrorism probe due in court
A Massachusetts man arrested late Tuesday as part of a terrorism investigation will face charges in federal court on Wednesday, the day after another suspect in the probe was shot dead, according to prosecutors. Police arrested the man, named as David Wright by a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz, in Everett, outside Boston. Officers working with the Joint Terrorism Task Force had earlier shot and killed Usaamah
Sepp Blatter back at work at FIFA headquarters
ZURICH (AP) — A day after announcing his decision to resign, Sepp Blatter was back at work at FIFA headquarters on Wednesday as the worst corruption crisis in the governing body’s 111-year history continued to unfold.
Apple recalls some Beats Pill XL speakers
(Reuters) – Apple Inc said it is recalling some Beats Pill XL portable wireless speakers due to a fire hazard caused by overheating batteries. The iPhone maker will recall about 222,000 speakers in the United States and about 11,000 in Canada, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday. Apple has received eight reports of overheating speakers, the CPSC said in a statement.
Texas set to execute man who has spent three decades on death row
By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – One of the longest-serving inmates on Texas’ busy death row was set to be executed on Wednesday, more than three decades after being convicted of fatally shooting four people in 1983. Lawyers for Lester Bower filed a last-minute appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court last week that faults the sentencing, seeking to prevent the execution by lethal injection scheduled for 6 p.m. at
'Call me Caitlyn': Vanity Fair editor and stylist talk to Katie Couric
Buzz Bissinger and stylist Jessica Diehl share the story behind Caitlyn Jenner’s debut.
Sepp Blatter says he will resign as FIFA president
Sepp Blatter, FIFA’s long-time president, announced on Tuesday that he will be resigning as soon as an extraordinary FIFA congress has elected a successor.
Congress sends NSA phone-records bill to president
The bill revives and remakes a disputed post-9/11 surveillance program two days after letting it temporarily expire.
Poll: Clinton's trustworthiness takes hit among Americans
NSA phone collection bill clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate sped toward passage Tuesday of legislation to end the National Security Agency’s collection of Americans’ calling records while preserving other surveillance authorities. But House leaders warned their Senate counterparts not to proceed with planned changes to a House version.