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• Deadline may force compromise on U.S. surveillance law
• Mistrial declared in 1979 case of missing NYC boy Etan Patz
• Elderly Californian dies in BASE jump in Idaho
• Stowaway's cigarette started Virginia bus fire: police
• Obama says trade deal lets U.S. write the rules, not China
• Pentagon says security level raised at its U.S. bases
• Military raises security status at U.S. bases because of ISIS threat
• U.S. concerned about China cyberattack on Internet content: State Dept
• Thousands expected at funeral for slain New York policeman
• DOJ to investigate Baltimore police for civil rights violations
• U.S. Justice Department launches civil rights probe of Baltimore policing
• Hillary Clinton woos technorati, draws comparison to Eleanor Roosevelt
• Rescuers find California father, children missing after camping trip
• Poll: Americans favor Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert over conservatives for punditry
• Conservatives look to be winners in surprise UK election
• U.S. to launch federal probe into Baltimore police practices: Washington Post
• Nine months in, Congress mute on Obama’s war against the Islamic State
• Conservatives ahead in projected UK vote surprise: exit poll
• FBI warned local police gunmen had interest in Texas cartoon event

Deadline may force compromise on U.S. surveillance law Posted: 08 May 2015 01:25 PM PDT By Patricia Zengerle and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leaders insist that spy agencies continue to have access to data on Americans' telephone calls despite a court ruling that the practice is illegal, but aides said on Friday they may have to compromise on proposed reforms of the program before it expires on June 1. Senate aides said the deadline could force supporters and opponents of the bulk data collection program to work out a deal before May ends. Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican Majority Leader, and Richard Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, defended the data collection shortly after a federal appeals court three-judge panel in New York ruled the practice illegal on Thursday. McConnell and Burr vowed to fight efforts to scale back the phone surveillance, a counter-terrorism measure in the USA Patriot Act, known as Section 215.

Mistrial declared in 1979 case of missing NYC boy Etan Patz Posted: 08 May 2015 12:46 PM PDT The judge in the New York murder trial involving the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz says he is planning to call the deliberations to an end after jurors announced for a third time they were deadlocked.

Elderly Californian dies in BASE jump in Idaho Posted: 08 May 2015 12:25 PM PDT By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A 73-year-old California man was killed after his parachute deployed late during a 500-foot jump from a bridge into the Snake River in Idaho, the second death there this year tied to the extreme sport of BASE jumping, authorities said on Friday. Jim Hickey of Claremont, California, likely died on impact after hitting the water at a high rate of speed on Thursday evening, according to the Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office. Hickey, a retired accountant, had participated in well over 1,000 jumps in the decade since he took up a sport in which parachutists free-fall from such fixed points as cliffs, bridges and buildings, said Tom Aiello, a friend and owner of a BASE jumping school in Twin Falls.

Stowaway's cigarette started Virginia bus fire: police Posted: 08 May 2015 12:04 PM PDT By John Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A stowaway smoking in the baggage compartment of a Greyhound bus caused a vehicle fire in Virginia that snarled traffic and left the man in critical condition, police said on Friday. The southbound bus was in Stafford, about 45 miles south of Washington, on a trip from New York to Atlanta on Thursday when the driver saw and smelled smoke inside the bus, Virginia State Police said in a statement. Fire crews and state police discovered the fire coming from the baggage compartment.

Obama says trade deal lets U.S. write the rules, not China Posted: 08 May 2015 10:49 AM PDT President Barack Obama says the U.S. must write the rules of the global economy now, while it's in a position of economic strength. If it doesn't, Obama says, "China will." And he says that would ...

Pentagon says security level raised at its U.S. bases Posted: 08 May 2015 09:58 AM PDT The U.S. military has ordered an increase in security at its bases around the United States for the first time in nearly four years because of general threats at home and abroad, the Pentagon said on Friday. Army Colonel Steve Warren said the decision was based not on any specific threats but rather a broader security climate that included last weekend's killing of two men who opened fire on a Texas contest for cartoonists drawing the Prophet Mohammad. Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said the heightened security level would require more bag checks at military bases and posts, possibly leading to longer queues and traffic backups in some places. He said the last time security was raised to an elevated level at bases across the United States was on Sept. 11, 2011, the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center towers.

Military raises security status at U.S. bases because of ISIS threat Posted: 08 May 2015 09:43 AM PDT Military bases and installations in the United States have been ordered to raise their force protection condition status to Bravo (FPCON Bravo), due to general concerns about ISIS related threats, but not because of any specific threat or plot. U.S. Northern Command's Admiral William Gortney ordered the increase in the force protection condition from FPCON Alpha Plus, which is the standard for U.S. military bases. The Pentagon has been on a higher force protection status than Alpha Plus for years. The last time the force protection status was raised to the Bravo level was on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

U.S. concerned about China cyberattack on Internet content: State Dept Posted: 08 May 2015 09:07 AM PDT The United States is concerned about reports that China has interfered with Internet content hosted outside of China, the State Department said on Friday. "We are concerned by reports that China has used a new cybercapability to interfere with the ability of worldwide Internet users to access content hosted outside of China," State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said. He said the United States has asked Chinese authorities to investigate the cyberattack.

Thousands expected at funeral for slain New York policeman Posted: 08 May 2015 08:00 AM PDT By Sebastien Malo SEAFORD, N.Y. (Reuters) - Thousands of law enforcement officers from around the United States were expected at Friday's funeral for a 25-year-old New York City policeman who was shot in the head while on patrol, making him the fifth NYPD member to die in the line of duty since December. The funeral for the New York Police Department's Brian Moore was slated to begin at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) at St. James Roman Catholic Church in Seaford, a Long Island suburb east of the city. It comes only five months after two other New York patrolmen were fatally shot while sitting in their patrol car, highlighting the dangers faced by law enforcement in the city. It also comes at a politically charged moment for police departments around the country, following several cases of unjustified use of police force that have resulted in the deaths of black men.

DOJ to investigate Baltimore police for civil rights violations Posted: 08 May 2015 07:44 AM PDT U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Friday that the Justice Department will launch a civil rights investigation into the Baltimore Police Department.

U.S. Justice Department launches civil rights probe of Baltimore policing Posted: 08 May 2015 07:27 AM PDT The U.S. Justice Department on Friday announced a federal civil rights investigation into the legality of the Baltimore's police department's use of force and whether there are "systemic violations" as well as any pattern of discriminatory policing. The announcement came less than one month after the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man injured in police custody, sparked outrage in Maryland's largest city, although the department's wider investigation is not specifically tied to his individual case. A Justice Department statement said the investigation will focus on use of force, including deadly force, by officers, as well as stops, searches and arrests.

Hillary Clinton woos technorati, draws comparison to Eleanor Roosevelt Posted: 08 May 2015 03:54 AM PDT By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton makes the final stop on Friday on a California fundraising tour where she has courted technology titans for her 2016 campaign and where one of her admirers tried comparing her to fellow former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Clinton, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, is gladhanding her way through the Bay Area's establishment and the newer technology class that could serve as an important source of money, votes and credibility among the broader electorate. On Friday, she will attend a fundraiser at the Silicon Valley home of eBay chief executive John Donahoe and his wife Eileen, director of global affairs for the advocacy group Human Rights Watch. "Silicon Valley provides a literal and metaphorical wealth of support for candidates.

Rescuers find California father, children missing after camping trip Posted: 08 May 2015 02:49 AM PDT (Reuters) - A Northern California man and his two young children have been found safe two days after they failed to return home from a family camping trip in the rugged Sierra Nevada mountains, authorities said on Friday. Nicholas Vlahos, his 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter were discovered by rescuers around 8 p.m. local time on Thursday, the Sierra County Sheriff's Office said. Vlahos was last seen earlier in the week in western Sierra County and had intended to return home through what authorities said described as a remote and rugged portion of Sierra and Plumas Counties. An Instagram account registered to a Nick Vlahos had as its most recent images photographs of children next to a river and a black Toyota pickup from a post stamped Friday, May 3.

Poll: Americans favor Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert over conservatives for punditry Posted: 07 May 2015 11:26 PM PDT By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jon Stewart has spent 16 years skewering U.S. politicians and media as the liberal host of television's "The Daily Show" - and many Americans think he gets it right on the issues with his satirical look at the news. In a Reuters/Ipsos online poll, the Comedy Central comic topped a list of 10 pundits, with more than half of respondents saying they agreed with him on at least some issues. Stewart, who will host his last Daily Show episode on Aug. 6, also ranked highest on two other traits - fearlessness and most admired. Daily Show alumnus Stephen Colbert, who spoofed conservative talk-show hosts for nearly a decade on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," tied Stewart as most admired and placed second to him on issues and fearlessness.

Conservatives look to be winners in surprise UK election Posted: 07 May 2015 10:35 PM PDT The Conservative Party surged to a commanding lead in Britain's parliamentary election.

U.S. to launch federal probe into Baltimore police practices: Washington Post Posted: 07 May 2015 06:43 PM PDT Attorney General Loretta Lynch will launch a federal probe into whether Baltimore's police department has engaged in a "pattern or practice" of excessive force, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post, citing two law enforcement officials, said Lynch's announcement of the investigation could come as soon as Friday. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asked the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate the city's police department for civil rights violations after the death of a black man from injuries sustained in police custody.

Nine months in, Congress mute on Obama’s war against the Islamic State Posted: 07 May 2015 05:52 PM PDT Nine months after American bombs first rocked Islamic State targets in the Middle East, a small group of U.S. lawmakers is making what may be their last...

Conservatives ahead in projected UK vote surprise: exit poll Posted: 07 May 2015 02:50 PM PDT Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives are on course to be the biggest party in the next British parliament, according to an exit poll from the general election on Thursday showing them winning far more seats than had been expected. The projected result of 316 seats would beat centre-left Labour on 239 seats, upsetting analyst predictions of a neck-and-neck contest between Cameron and Labour challenger Ed Miliband. It would give the Conservatives and their junior coalition partner, the Liberal Democrats, who are predicted to win 10 seats, a razor-thin majority in the 650-seat House of Commons. The exit poll also hands the Scottish National Party a historic victory, taking its tally of Scotland's 59 seats from just six at the moment to 58.

FBI warned local police gunmen had interest in Texas cartoon event Posted: 07 May 2015 02:04 PM PDT (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned police in Garland, Texas, about three hours before a shooting at an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that a gunman who launched a failed attack was interested in the event, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday. The FBI issued a bulletin to the police department saying Elton Simpson had an interest in the event held in the Dallas suburb but gave no indication that he planned an attack, Comey told reporters in Washington, according to an FBI spokesman. Garland police were not immediately available for comment. Authorities said roommates Simpson and Nadir Soofi of Phoenix were fatally shot by a police officer when they opened fire with assault rifles outside the cartoon event organized by a group that had sponsored anti-Islamic campaigns.

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