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• Facebook must hand over New York users' info to prosecutors, court rules
• U.S. appeals court vacates some convictions of former Illinois Governor Blagojevich
• Airport contract workers to strike in New York Wednesday
• Texas senator to release video in jail death case
• Tennessee shooting suspect's uncle detained by Jordan, lawyer tells AP
• Baltimore judge tosses request on evidence in Freddie Gray death case
• Trump opens double-digit lead on GOP rivals as paper calls for end to 'his bloviating side show'
• The John Kasich record
• New York inmate explored tunnels under prison for months before escape: report
• Kerry says Iran vow to defy U.S. is 'very disturbing'
• Toshiba CEO to step down over accounting scandal
• Death of woman found hanged in Texas cell to be treated like murder probe: prosecutor
• Mississippi authorities probe crash that killed Confederate flag advocate: reports
• Former California fraternity president will not face charges in hazing death-LA Times
• California proposes historic $1.5M fine for taking water
• Colorado cinema gunman's teacher recalls bright, popular boy

Facebook must hand over New York users' info to prosecutors, court rules Posted: 21 Jul 2015 01:00 PM PDT Facebook Inc cannot challenge search warrants New York prosecutors used to get information from its site on hundreds of users suspected of Social Security fraud, a state appeals court said on Tuesday, in a decision likely making it harder for New Yorkers to keep their digital lives private. The warrants, which applied to 381 users' photos, private messages and other account information, could only be challenged by individual defendants after prosecutors gathered evidence, the Manhattan-based court unanimously ruled. Facebook was backed in the case by a group of large Internet companies including Google Inc and Microsoft Corp, which argued the case could set a troubling precedent giving prosecutors access to all kinds of digital information.

U.S. appeals court vacates some convictions of former Illinois Governor Blagojevich Posted: 21 Jul 2015 12:45 PM PDT (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said it had vacated some convictions of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was charged with attempted extortion from campaign contributors, wire fraud and other crimes.

Airport contract workers to strike in New York Wednesday Posted: 21 Jul 2015 10:50 AM PDT (Reuters) - Some workers at New York's John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports plan to strike on Wednesday night, their union said in a news release on Tuesday, potentially affecting travelers and airline operations.

Texas senator to release video in jail death case Posted: 21 Jul 2015 10:16 AM PDT A Texas lawmaker will release a trooper's dashboard camera video on Tuesday that sheds light on the arrest of a Chicago-area woman who died three days later in jail, his spokesman said. State Senator Royce West will make the video public at Prairie View A&M University, near where school employee Sandra Bland, 28, was arrested, said his spokesman, Kelvin Bass. Jailhouse video released on Monday showed a space of about 90 minutes between the last physical check-up of Bland in her cell, and when she was discovered dead, hanging by a plastic trash bag at about 9 a.m.

Tennessee shooting suspect's uncle detained by Jordan, lawyer tells AP Posted: 21 Jul 2015 10:00 AM PDT The lawyer, Abdel Qader al-Khatib, said he has been barred from seeing his client, identified as Asaad Ibrahim Abdulazeez Haj Ali, a maternal uncle of the 24-year old engineer who died in gunfire after Thursday's rampage in Chattanooga. Abdulazeez traveled to Jordan for a months-long visit with his uncle in 2014.

Baltimore judge tosses request on evidence in Freddie Gray death case Posted: 21 Jul 2015 08:22 AM PDT State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who is prosecuting six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, had wanted a Circuit Court hearing to argue for a protective order barring release of evidence. The death of Gray, a 25-year-old black man, from a spinal injury suffered in police custody triggered protests and rioting. Mosby said she was concerned that defense lawyers would leak only evidence that supported their clients' defense, jeopardizing the chance for a fair trial.

Trump opens double-digit lead on GOP rivals as paper calls for end to 'his bloviating side show' Posted: 21 Jul 2015 08:04 AM PDT

The John Kasich record Posted: 21 Jul 2015 04:40 AM PDT Yahoo Politics looks at what's behind the launch of the 16th GOP presidential primary campaign.

New York inmate explored tunnels under prison for months before escape: report Posted: 21 Jul 2015 03:31 AM PDT David Sweat, 35, and Richard Matt, 49, escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., on June 6 after they cut through their cell walls, carved a hole in a steam pipe and made their way to a manhole cover outside the grounds. After an extensive manhunt, Matt was shot and killed by a federal agent on June 26 about 27 miles (43 km) away from the prison. Sweat was shot and apprehended two days later.

Kerry says Iran vow to defy U.S. is 'very disturbing' Posted: 21 Jul 2015 01:35 AM PDT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said a speech by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday vowing to defy American policies in the region despite a deal with world powers over Tehran's nuclear program was "very disturbing". Ayatollah Khamenei told supporters on Saturday that U.S. policies in the region were "180 degrees" opposed to Iran's, at a speech in a Tehran mosque punctuated by chants of "Death to America" and "Death to Israel". "Even after this deal our policy toward the arrogant U.S. will not change," Khamenei said.

Toshiba CEO to step down over accounting scandal Posted: 21 Jul 2015 12:46 AM PDT By Ritsuko Ando TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said its chief executive was stepping down on Tuesday after an independent investigation found he had been aware the company had been inflating its profits over a number of years. CEO and President Hisao Tanaka will be replaced by Chairman Masashi Muromachi effective Wednesday, the company said in a statement, adding it was considering appointing outside directors to over half of its board seats. Tanaka's predecessors, Vice Chairman Norio Sasaki and adviser Atsutoshi Nishida, will also step down after the third-party report showed they also played a part in the overstatement of profits going back to the 2008 financial year.

Death of woman found hanged in Texas cell to be treated like murder probe: prosecutor Posted: 21 Jul 2015 12:15 AM PDT Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead on July 13, three days after she was arrested for assaulting an officer during a traffic stop in Waller County, about 50 miles (80 km) west of Houston, authorities have said. The Waller County Sheriff's Office said Bland took her own life and the death was ruled a suicide by the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office. At a news conference on Monday, Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis said there were "too many questions" to determine how she died.

Mississippi authorities probe crash that killed Confederate flag advocate: reports Posted: 20 Jul 2015 11:59 PM PDT Anthony Hervey, 49, the author of "Why I wave the Confederate Flag: Written by a Black Man," died on Sunday while returning home to Oxford, Mississippi, from a Confederate flag rally in Alabama, broadcaster WMCA reported. A companion in Hervey's car told Mississippi investigators he swerved on a state highway to avoid another vehicle that had pulled alongside them, the New York Times reported. Mississippi's Clarion-Ledger newspaper said the companion told investigators it appeared they were being chased.

Former California fraternity president will not face charges in hazing death-LA Times Posted: 20 Jul 2015 09:04 PM PDT The former president of a disbanded southern California fraternity will not face criminal charges after a student died on a grueling hike during an initiation rite for the group, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday. The Los Angeles County district attorney said there was insufficient evidence to charge Alex Terzibachian with hazing or involuntary manslaughter, the Times reported, citing documents from prosecutors. Terzibachian was president of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at California State University, Northridge, when 19-year-old Armando Villa died last July.

California proposes historic $1.5M fine for taking water Posted: 20 Jul 2015 06:39 PM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators on Monday proposed a first-of-its-kind, $1.5 million fine for a group of Central Valley farmers accused of illegally taking water during the drought.

Colorado cinema gunman's teacher recalls bright, popular boy Posted: 20 Jul 2015 04:44 PM PDT The fifth-grade teacher of Colorado theater gunman James Holmes on Monday described his former pupil as a popular, bright student in testimony which defense lawyers hope will spare the convicted mass murderer from execution. Last week, a jury of nine women and three men found Holmes guilty of fatally shooting 12 moviegoers and wounding 70 others during a midnight screening of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" at a Denver-area multiplex in July 2012. Paul Karrer, a teacher at the central California elementary school that Holmes attended during the 1998-99 school year, was testifying on the third anniversary of the massacre ahead of a sentencing hearing where the same jurors will decide if the 27-year-old should be executed or serve a life sentence.

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