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• U.S. personnel office: over 25 million records affected by hacking
• Uber pushes back against California driver lawsuit
• U.S. FAA to change navigation codes named in honor of Trump: New York Times
• John Boehner calls for 'adult' debate about Confederate symbols
• FBI says thwarted Islamic State-inspired attacks on July 4
• New delay complicates U.S. ability to implement Iran nuke deal
• South Carolina's Confederate flag will be removed Friday
• Louisiana man sentenced to life in murder of Bourbon St. dancer
• Florida Supreme Court orders redrawing of some U.S. congressional districts
• Same-sex couples to get federal marriage benefits: attorney general
• Father of unlicensed teen driver to plead guilty in fatal Pennsylvania crash
• Georgia court to hear Ku Klux Klan suit to join 'adopt-a-highway'
• Washington panel to vote on contentious Eisenhower monument plan
• Honda recalls another 4.5 million cars over exploding airbags
• South Carolina House approves bill removing Confederate flag
• What George W. Bush charged to aid wounded vets
• Confederate flag debate nears decisive vote in South Carolina legislature
• Lawmakers bash U.S. Army plan to cut 57,000 troops and civilians
• Lawmakers bash U.S. Army plan to cut 57,000 troops and civilians
• Over 60 percent of Republicans oppose court on gay marriage: Reuters/Ipsos poll
• Wisconsin Capitol evacuated due to 'credible threat': administration
• Embattled Baltimore police commissioner fired
• Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts fired

U.S. personnel office: over 25 million records affected by hacking Posted: 09 Jul 2015 01:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said on Thursday that hackers had stolen sensitive information, including social security numbers, of about 21.5 million people from background investigation databases. The 21.5 million included 19.7 million individuals who applied for security clearances, plus 1.8 million non-applicants, including mostly spouses or co-habitants of applicants, OPM said. The 21.5 million affected is in addition to information about 4.2 million current and former federal workers stolen in a "separate, but related" incident. ...

Uber pushes back against California driver lawsuit Posted: 09 Jul 2015 12:47 PM PDT By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A lawsuit filed by drivers against ride service Uber should not proceed as a class action, the company argued in a court filing on Thursday, citing written statements of support from hundreds of other Uber drivers in a case that could decide whether they are independent contractors or employees. Three drivers sued Uber in San Francisco federal court, contending they are employees and entitled to reimbursement for expenses, including gas and vehicle maintenance. If allowed to proceed as a class action, the lawsuit could cover more than 160,000 California drivers.

U.S. FAA to change navigation codes named in honor of Trump: New York Times Posted: 09 Jul 2015 11:40 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will rename three navigation coordination points that are currently named in honor of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, the New York Times said on Thursday. The FAA told the paper it prefers to use noncontroversial names for its codes. Trump has lost business relationships in recent weeks after he made comments about illegal immigrants that offended some groups. (Reporting by Emily Stephenson; Editing by Sandra Maler)

John Boehner calls for 'adult' debate about Confederate symbols Posted: 09 Jul 2015 11:23 AM PDT House Speaker John Boehner called for an "adult" debate over the display of the Confederate flag over a measure Republicans put forward to continue to permit its display at certain National Park Service-run cemeteries.

FBI says thwarted Islamic State-inspired attacks on July 4 Posted: 09 Jul 2015 11:07 AM PDT U.S. authorities thwarted plots to kill people in the United States around the July 4 holiday, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday. Comey told reporters more than 10 people inspired by the Islamic State's recruitment online have been arrested over the past four weeks, some of which were focused on attacks around the July 4 holiday. FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to local law enforcement to be on alert for attacks around July 4.

New delay complicates U.S. ability to implement Iran nuke deal Posted: 09 Jul 2015 10:50 AM PDT VIENNA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is signaling diplomats won't conclude an Iran nuclear agreement by early Friday morning, complicating American efforts to quickly implement any deal.

South Carolina's Confederate flag will be removed Friday Posted: 09 Jul 2015 10:19 AM PDT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than 50 years after South Carolina raised a Confederate flag at its Statehouse to protest the civil rights movement, the rebel banner will be removed Friday in a state where such a reversal seemed unthinkable a month ago.

Louisiana man sentenced to life in murder of Bourbon St. dancer Posted: 09 Jul 2015 09:13 AM PDT A Louisiana man convicted of murdering a Bourbon Street dancer and dismembering her body in 2012 will spend the rest of his life in prison, a state court judge said on Thursday. Judge Stephen Grefer imposed the mandatory life sentence on Terry Speaks, 42, after denying Speaks' motion for a new trial, the judge's law clerk, Suzanne Ciaccio, said. Speaks, who claims he once tried to kill himself and was diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder, clumsily handled his own defense through one day of jury selection and opening statements before asking that his court-appointed public defender step back in.

Florida Supreme Court orders redrawing of some U.S. congressional districts Posted: 09 Jul 2015 08:56 AM PDT By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the redrawing of some of the state's U.S. congressional districts before the 2016 elections. The state's high court found the legislature's redistricting plan was "constitutionally invalid," the latest decision in a long-running legal battle over gerrymandering in the state. The court said two of the state's 27 congressional districts, currently occupied by Democrat Corrine Brown of Jacksonville and Republican Daniel Webster in the Orlando area, need to be redrawn, as well as adjacent districts.

Same-sex couples to get federal marriage benefits: attorney general Posted: 09 Jul 2015 07:12 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal marriage benefits will be made available to same-sex couples across the United States after last month's Supreme Court ruling, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Thursday.

Father of unlicensed teen driver to plead guilty in fatal Pennsylvania crash Posted: 09 Jul 2015 05:20 AM PDT A New York man was set to plead guilty to undisclosed criminal charges on Thursday after he let his 15-year-old daughter, an unlicensed driver, drive his SUV, which she crashed in the Pennsylvania Poconos, killing three young friends. Michael Ware, 54, of Scarsdale, New York, withdrew his request for a trial late last month and said he would accept a plea deal offered by Wayne County District Attorney Janine Edwards. Edwards has declined to disclose details of the deal prior to Ware's scheduled appearance on Thursday before Judge Raymond Hamill in Wayne County Court of Common Pleas in Honesdale.

Georgia court to hear Ku Klux Klan suit to join 'adopt-a-highway' Posted: 09 Jul 2015 04:29 AM PDT A Georgia appeals court will hear arguments on Thursday in a Ku Klux Klan chapter's lawsuit against the state for refusing the white supremacist group's application to "adopt" a stretch of highway. The KKK chapter, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, sued Georgia in 2012 after it refused to let it join the state's adopt-a-highway program, which involves volunteers picking up trash and planting trees along designated sections of road. Georgia officials cited public safety concerns when they denied the application, telling the Klan chapter that erecting a sign with its name could lead to social unrest and distract drivers.

Washington panel to vote on contentious Eisenhower monument plan Posted: 09 Jul 2015 03:41 AM PDT A Washington planning commission on Thursday is to consider final approval of a design for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial by famed architect Frank Gehry even as Congress is declining to pay for it. The design before the National Capital Planning Commission includes a pair of 80-foot (24-meter) freestanding columns and a 447-foot (136-meter) steel mesh tapestry that depicts the Kansas plains where the 34th U.S. president and World War Two Allied commander spent his boyhood. The commission's final approval would be a major step forward after 16 years of disputes over the design.

Honda recalls another 4.5 million cars over exploding airbags Posted: 09 Jul 2015 01:28 AM PDT Japanese automaker Honda on Thursday said it was recalling another 4.5 million vehicles globally, as a scare over a deadly defect in Takata-made airbags widens. The most recent confirmed victim was a woman in Los Angeles who died last year after the defective inflator in a 2001 Honda Civic ruptured, firing metal shards at her. "Like other carmakers, we are investigating vehicles on the market in connection with this issue, and we found that some inflators have uneven gas density, which we worry could do some harm," a Honda spokesman said.

South Carolina House approves bill removing Confederate flag Posted: 08 Jul 2015 10:28 PM PDT It's a stunning reversal in a state that was the first to leave the Union in 1860 and raised the flag again at its Statehouse more than 50 years ago to protest the civil rights movement.

What George W. Bush charged to aid wounded vets Posted: 08 Jul 2015 09:38 PM PDT The former president earned a hefty sum at a fundraiser, and was provided with a private jet at a cost of $20,000.

Confederate flag debate nears decisive vote in South Carolina legislature Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:31 PM PDT By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - The campaign to remove the Confederate battle flag from South Carolina's capitol grounds dragged on into the night in a marathon session on Wednesday as the House of Representatives debated the banner symbolizing slavery and racism for many and Southern heritage for others. Tempers began to fray as the debate moved into its 12th hour as Republicans launched dozens of amendments seeking to soften the impact of a proposed law to take down the flag and move it to a museum. The state Senate first took up the bill on Monday less than three weeks after nine black worshippers were gunned down on June 17 during a Bible study at a historically black church in Charleston.

Lawmakers bash U.S. Army plan to cut 57,000 troops and civilians Posted: 08 Jul 2015 06:34 PM PDT By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Wednesday sharply criticized long-announced U.S. Army plans to cut nearly 60,000 soldiers and civilian personnel due to tight budgets, warning it was risky and short-sighted at a time of Middle East conflict and rising tensions with Russia. Senator John McCain, the Republican head of the Armed Services Committee, called the decision to cut 40,000 soldiers and 17,000 civilian personnel "another dangerous consequence of budget-driven strategy" pursued by President Barack Obama. Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush told veterans in Hudson, New Hampshire, that the United States "can't lead without a strong military" and pursuit of the planned cuts would leave the country with "the smallest Army that we've had since the start of World War Two." The cuts would reduce the active-duty Army from about 490,000 soldiers to about 450,000.

Lawmakers bash U.S. Army plan to cut 57,000 troops and civilians Posted: 08 Jul 2015 04:40 PM PDT The Obama administration was criticized by lawmakers on Wednesday over U.S. Army plans to cut nearly 60,000 soldiers and civilian personnel, warning the reductions were risky for U.S. forces at a time of conflict in the Middle East and rising tensions with Russia. Senator John McCain, the Republican head of the Armed Services Committee, called the plan to cut 40,000 soldiers and 17,000 civilian personnel "another dangerous consequence of budget-driven strategy" pursued by President Barack Obama. The cuts would reduce the active-duty Army from about 490,000 soldiers to about 450,000, its smallest number since before the United States entered World War Two.

Over 60 percent of Republicans oppose court on gay marriage: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted: 08 Jul 2015 03:01 PM PDT By Alana Wise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost two-thirds of Republicans oppose the Supreme Court's backing of gay marriage, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which gives hope for conservative presidential candidates who have come out strongly against marriage equality. Republicans would struggle to make opposition to same-sex marriage a winning issue in next November's general election because more than half of Americans support it, according to the online survey.

Wisconsin Capitol evacuated due to 'credible threat': administration Posted: 08 Jul 2015 02:44 PM PDT (Reuters) - Wisconsin's state Capitol Building in Madison was being evacuated on Wednesday afternoon due to a "credible bomb threat," a spokesman for the state Department of Administration said.

Embattled Baltimore police commissioner fired Posted: 08 Jul 2015 02:11 PM PDT By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Embattled Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts was fired on Wednesday following criticism of his handling of rioting triggered by the death of a black man from injuries suffered in police custody and a subsequent surge in homicides. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said in a brief statement that she was replacing Batts as head of the 2,500-officer department. Batts, who came to the Baltimore force from California in September 2012, received sharp criticism for his handling of rioting that followed the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray on April 27.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts fired Posted: 08 Jul 2015 01:20 PM PDT BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has fired Police Commissioner Anthony Batts, the mayor's office said on Wednesday.

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