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• Eight Virginia officers injured in fight with naked man
• Top New York lawmaker 'betrayed' people for own profit -prosecutors
• Three-quarters of U.S. OPM hack victims still in dark
• Police arrest California university football player over shooting threat
• Clinton, Carson lead, Rubio and Cruz on the rise: polls
• Robin Williams was 'disintegrating' before suicide, widow says
• VW opposing UAW skilled trades worker vote at Tennessee plant
• Ohio voters to decide on legalizing recreational marijuana use
• Pennsylvania officer who shot, killed prone suspect heads to trial
• U.S. orders girls' locker room access for transgender Illinois student
• Being married to Bernie
• TransCanada asks US to suspend pipeline application review
• Activision buys Candy Crush maker King for $5.9 billion
• Woman drops sex assault case against U.S. venture capitalist
• JPMorgan settles California debt collection charges
• Pentagon spends $43 million to build Afghanistan gas station: watchdog

Eight Virginia officers injured in fight with naked man Posted: 03 Nov 2015 12:41 PM PST Eight Virginia police officers were recovering on Tuesday from injuries during an attack by a naked man who allegedly set fire to his apartment, police said. The incident took place when Fairfax County police officers responded to a domestic incident on Monday at an apartment in Fairfax, a Washington suburb, police said in a statement. Hussani White, 26, of Fairfax, who was naked, allegedly attacked two officers in a stairwell and hit them several times.

Top New York lawmaker 'betrayed' people for own profit -prosecutors Posted: 03 Nov 2015 12:08 PM PST Sheldon Silver, one of New York State's most influential lawmakers for two decades, abused his position to earn millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks, federal prosecutors told a jury on Tuesday. "This is a case about a powerful politician who betrayed those he was supposed to serve in order to line his own pockets," Assistant U.S. Attorney Carrie Cohen said as Silver's criminal trial began in a Manhattan courthouse, just steps from the Lower East Side district that Silver has represented in the state Assembly since 1976.

Three-quarters of U.S. OPM hack victims still in dark Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:59 AM PST By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer than a quarter of 21 million federal workers hit by a major computer hack have been officially told that their personal information was compromised, six months after the breach was detected, a U.S. government official said on Tuesday. About 5 million notifications about the hack have been sent out so far, a spokesperson for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told Reuters in an email. After it fell victim to two successive cyberattacks, both begun in 2014 and revealed earlier this year, OPM was roundly criticized by lawmakers for its response.

Police arrest California university football player over shooting threat Posted: 03 Nov 2015 10:06 AM PST Christian Pryor, 18, was arrested on Monday afternoon by Fresno State University police and charged with making a "terrorist threat" after allegedly making the anonymous threat on the social media application, the school said in a statement.

Clinton, Carson lead, Rubio and Cruz on the rise: polls Posted: 03 Nov 2015 09:47 AM PST

Robin Williams was 'disintegrating' before suicide, widow says Posted: 03 Nov 2015 08:43 AM PST Comedian Robin Williams had been planning to undergo neurological testing the week before he committed suicide last year, and likely only had three years to live, his widow said on Tuesday. In her first interview since Williams hanged himself with a belt at their California home, Susan Williams described how the "Good Morning, Vietnam" Oscar winner was "just disintegrating" physically and mentally in the months before his death. Williams died in August 2014 at age 63 and had been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease three months prior.

VW opposing UAW skilled trades worker vote at Tennessee plant Posted: 03 Nov 2015 05:56 AM PST Volkswagen AG opposes a union representation vote by a portion of workers at the automaker's sole U.S. vehicle assembly plant, according to a letter to Chattanooga, Tennessee, employees issued Monday night. Volkswagen has been the most open to the United Auto Workers (UAW) union among foreign manufacturers with assembly plants in the southern United States. The U.S. National Labor Relations Board will hold a hearing Tuesday morning in Chattanooga to gather information before deciding whether to allow the UAW's petition to hold an election for about 165 skilled trades workers.

Ohio voters to decide on legalizing recreational marijuana use Posted: 03 Nov 2015 04:47 AM PST Ohio voters will decide on Tuesday whether to become the first U.S. Midwestern state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, although a rival ballot measure could kill the law before it takes effect. Issue 3 would add an amendment to the state constitution that legalizes both the personal and medical use of marijuana for those over 21 years old. If it passes, Ohio would become the fifth and most populous state to legalize the recreational usage of marijuana, following Alaska, Colorado, Washington and Oregon, as well as the District of Columbia.

Pennsylvania officer who shot, killed prone suspect heads to trial Posted: 03 Nov 2015 04:29 AM PST HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - - Opening arguments are expected to begin on Tuesday in the murder trial of a Pennsylvania police officer who shot and killed a suspect last February as he lay face down in the snow, immobilized by a Taser charge. The shooting death of David Kassick, 59, by Officer Lisa Mearkle, 37, was captured on the video camera in her Taser, police say. Judge Deborah Curcillo of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas granted his request, saying the media could not see the video before the jury views it.

U.S. orders girls' locker room access for transgender Illinois student Posted: 03 Nov 2015 04:11 AM PST The U.S. government on Monday found that a Chicago suburban high school district discriminated against a transgender student and gave the school a month to provide full access to girls' locker rooms or lose federal funding. After an investigation stemming from a 2013 complaint by the ACLU, and months of negotiations, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights found Township High School District 211 was violating federal non-discrimination rules. The case is seen as clarifying federal rules on locker-room access at a time of expanding awareness of transgender issues.

Being married to Bernie Posted: 03 Nov 2015 03:03 AM PST Jane Sanders is her husband's closest adviser and the people person to his curmudgeon.

TransCanada asks US to suspend pipeline application review Posted: 03 Nov 2015 01:08 AM PST TORONTO (AP) — After waiting seven years for a decision, the company behind the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to Texas has asked the U.S. State Department to suspend its review of the project. The move comes as the Obama administration increasingly appears likely to reject the pipeline permit application before leaving office in January 2017.

Activision buys Candy Crush maker King for $5.9 billion Posted: 02 Nov 2015 11:58 PM PST Activision Blizzard announced today it will acquire King Digital Entertainment, the company behind mobile hits Candy Crush Saga and Bubble Witch Saga, in a $5.9 billion deal. The acquisition of King will make Activision Blizzard "one of the largest global entertainment networks with over half a billion combined monthly active users in 196 countries," according to a release. The acquisition is subject to approval by King's shareholders and the Irish government, but is expected to be complete by spring 2016, Activision Blizzard said.

Woman drops sex assault case against U.S. venture capitalist Posted: 02 Nov 2015 06:48 PM PST By Dan Levine and Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A woman who accused prominent U.S. venture capitalist Joseph Lonsdale of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit has dropped all of her legal claims against him, according to a court filing on Monday. Lonsdale, who had denied plaintiff Elise Clougherty's allegations, also dropped counterclaims against her, including defamation, and each side will bear their own costs and expenses connected to the lawsuit, according to a joint filing. Clougherty, who started dating Lonsdale in 2012 while she was a Stanford University student and he was her mentor, accused him of sexual assault and related charges in a lawsuit filed in January.

JPMorgan settles California debt collection charges Posted: 02 Nov 2015 01:28 PM PST California was one of three U.S. states, along with Mississippi and Wyoming, that did not join JPMorgan's $216 million settlement in July of related charges by the federal government, the other 47 states and Washington, D.C. The California settlement includes a $5 million fine plus $45 million to be used at Harris' discretion, court papers show.

Pentagon spends $43 million to build Afghanistan gas station: watchdog Posted: 02 Nov 2015 12:47 PM PST By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense spent nearly $43 million on a gas station in northern Afghanistan and has been unable to explain why it cost so much, a U.S. special inspector reported on Monday. The Pentagon "charged the American taxpayers $43 million for what is likely to be the world's most expensive gas station," said John Sopko, head of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, a congressionally mandated body. The gas station in Sheberghan, Afghanistan opened in 2012 and was created to show that compressed natural gas could be used in Afghanistan in cars effectively.

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