FIFA officials arrested in U.S., Swiss corruption cases

FIFA officials arrested in U.S., Swiss corruption cases
Rick Santorum launching second White House run
Heavy rains hit Texas as death toll rises to 13 from storms
Islamic State sympathizers may have made airline threats: U.S. officials
Yahoo must face email spying class action: U.S. judge
Bernie-mania! Sanders launches 2016 campaign
Appeals panel won't lift hold on Obama immigration action
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Posted: 27 May 2015 09:05 AM PDT

Swiss police arrested some of the most powerful figures in global soccer.

Rick Santorum launching second White House run

Posted: 27 May 2015 08:21 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Santorum, an aggressive advocate for conservative family values, will launch a second bid for president on Wednesday, a spokesman said.

Heavy rains hit Texas as death toll rises to 13 from storms

Posted: 27 May 2015 10:45 AM PDT

By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Storms dumped rain on parts of Texas on Wednesday, bringing more runoff to swollen waterways that spilled their banks this week in places such as Houston, where floods have killed six people and caused chaos in the fourth most-populous U.S. city. At least 13 people have been killed in Texas from storms that started over the Memorial Day weekend and led to record floods, destroying hundreds of homes, sweeping away bridges and stranding more than 2,000 motorists on roads. The death toll in Texas was set to rise with numerous people still missing and thunderstorms pelting the already flood-hit cities of Houston and Austin.

Islamic State sympathizers may have made airline threats: U.S. officials

Posted: 27 May 2015 10:48 AM PDT

Islamic State sympathizers may have been behind more than a dozen threats in the last two days to international flights using U.S. airports or flying over American airspace, U.S. law enforcement and security sources said on Wednesday. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that after 11 threats were received by U.S. law enforcement officers on Monday, at least four more were phoned in late on Tuesday. The threats were all similar and the caller claimed the flights were carrying some form of chemical weapons, they said, adding that investigators' leading theory was that sympathizers of Islamic State were responsible.

Yahoo must face email spying class action: U.S. judge

Posted: 27 May 2015 09:03 AM PDT

A U.S. judge ordered Yahoo Inc to face a nationwide class-action lawsuit accusing it of illegally intercepting the content of emails sent to Yahoo Mail subscribers from non-Yahoo Mail accounts, and using the information to boost advertising revenue. In a decision late Tuesday night, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California said people who sent emails to or received emails from Yahoo Mail subscribers since Oct. 2, 2011 may sue as a group under the federal Stored Communications Act for alleged privacy violations. Holders of non-Yahoo Mail accounts accused Yahoo of copying and then analyzing their emails, including keywords and attachments, with a goal of creating "targeted advertising" for its subscribers, in addition to detecting spam and malware.

Bernie-mania! Sanders launches 2016 campaign

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Appeals panel won't lift hold on Obama immigration action

Posted: 26 May 2015 03:42 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Barack Obama's plan to shield as many as 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. from deportation remained on hold Tuesday after a federal appeals court panel refused to allow it to take effect immediately.