| U.S. soldier accused of Iraq shooting "psychotic": doctor Nov 21st 2012, 02:59  TACOMA (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress center in Baghdad in 2009 was psychotic and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder during the shooting frenzy, a top U.S. forensic psychiatrist testified on Tuesday. Sergeant John Russell, 48, is accused of going on a shooting spree at Camp Liberty, near the Baghdad airport, in an assault the military said at the time could have been triggered by combat stress. ...
|  | Jury convicts NY man accused of AT&T-iPad hacking Nov 21st 2012, 02:33  (Reuters) - A federal jury convicted a New York man on Tuesday of hacking into AT&T Inc servers and stealing the email addresses and other personal data of about 120,000 Apple Inc iPad users, a U.S. attorney in New Jersey said. Andrew Auernheimer, 27, was convicted by a Newark, New Jersey, jury of one count of conspiracy to access the servers without permission, as well as one count of identity theft, said U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman. The defendant faces a maximum five years in prison and $250,000 fine on each count. ...
| | Driver of trailer in veterans' train crash is under doctor's care Nov 21st 2012, 02:07 SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - The driver of a truck involved in a deadly collision with a train during a Texas veterans' parade last week has been put under the care of a doctor and is not yet able to be interviewed by investigators, the driver's lawyer said on Tuesday. Four veterans wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan died on November 15 when a Union Pacific freight train plowed into the flatbed trailer they were sitting on, and 16 others were injured. ... | | Four men charged in California with plot to join al Qaeda Nov 21st 2012, 01:42 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four men with California ties who are accused of arranging to join up with al Qaeda and Taliban militants for training in Afghanistan have been arrested on U.S. charges of plotting to provide material support to terrorists, the FBI said on Tuesday. A criminal complaint unsealed by federal authorities late on Monday accuses the four men of conspiring to take part in activities they intended as preparation for deadly attacks on Americans overseas, including U.S. military personnel. ... | | Marines establish first operational squad of F-35 fighters Nov 21st 2012, 01:02 (Reuters) - The Marine Corps on Tuesday established its first operational squadron of F-35 fighter jets at an air station in Yuma, Arizona, a move that officials said showed progress on the Pentagon's biggest and most scrutinized weapons program. Three F-35B fighters built by Lockheed Martin Corp have already arrived at the base, with 13 more to come over the next year. ... | | Detroit council rejects condition for cash infusion Nov 21st 2012, 00:49  DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit will not get a much-needed $10 million after the city council rejected on Tuesday a contract to hire a law firm that was part of a deal to keep the city on track to overhaul its finances. The state of Michigan and its biggest city, Detroit, announced a deal last week that includes several milestones the city must achieve in the next month to receive the $10 million by Tuesday and another $20 million by December 14. The setback leaves the city at risk of running out of cash by the end of December if it does not meet those goals. ...
| | Former Marcos aide charged with secretly keeping Monet painting Nov 21st 2012, 00:41  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former secretary to Imelda Marcos was indicted Tuesday in New York on charges of conspiring to sell artwork that the former Philippine first lady acquired during her husband's presidency, including a Claude Monet water-lily painting. The paintings, which the Philippine government claims it owns, disappeared around the time Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos was forced from power a quarter century ago. The ex-aide, Vilma Bautista, 74, a New York resident, was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy and other crimes. ...
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