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US payroll, financial firms hacked; 8 charged

US payroll, financial firms hacked; 8 charged
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - U.S. prosecutors announced fraud and other charges Wednesday against eight alleged members of an international cybercrime ring that the government said hacked into the computers of more than a dozen leading financial institutions and the U.S. military's payroll service.

US payroll, financial firms hacked; 8 charged

US payroll, financial firms hacked; 8 charged
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - U.S. prosecutors announced fraud and other charges Wednesday against eight alleged members of an international cybercrime ring that the government said hacked into the computers of more than a dozen leading financial institutions and the U.S. military's payroll service.

Top military leader disputes diplomat on Benghazi

Top military leader disputes diplomat on Benghazi
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that four members of Army special forces in Tripoli were never told to stand down after last year's deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, disputing a former

Top military leader disputes diplomat on Benghazi

Top military leader disputes diplomat on Benghazi
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that four members of Army special forces in Tripoli were never told to stand down after last year's deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, disputing a former

Strike over EU plan snarls France, UK airports

Strike over EU plan snarls France, UK airports
By LORI HINNANTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - A strike by air traffic controllers forced cancellations of more than 60 percent of flights around France and disrupted travel elsewhere in Europe on Wednesday, as workers protested a plan to simplify Europe's patchwork airspace. More than 2,000

Japanese carrier's Boeing 787 has engine problem

Japanese carrier's Boeing 787 has engine problem
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese carrier's Dreamliner had engine trouble before takeoff Wednesday, a day after a rival airline had a problem on another 787 plane. Neither problem was with the lithium-ion batteries that were overheating and resulted in the Boeing Co. aircraft being grounded for four

Border security at issue in immigration bill

Border security at issue in immigration bill
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Bickering across a deep divide, supporters of immigration legislation pushed back hard Wednesday against Republican demands for tougher border security measures before millions living illegally in the country could take the first steps toward

Terminator 2 actor Edward Furlong back in jail

Terminator 2 actor Edward Furlong back in jail
By Natalie Abrams, Edward Furlong is back in jail, according to TMZ.com. The Terminator 2 actor returned to court Monday in conjunction with his recent arrest for violating a restraining order taken out by his ex-girlfriend. Initially, Furlong was released on $50,000 bail, but the judge decided to

EU nations battle over air traffic control plans

EU nations battle over air traffic control plans
By LORI HINNANT and RAF CASERTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - A massive battle is taking place in the skies over Europe - and airplane passengers across the continent are feeling its effects. A plan to simplify the European Union's patchwork air traffic control system and open up more air traffic

Turkish economy depends on political stability

Turkish economy depends on political stability
By CARLO PIOVANO and PAN PYLASAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - The escalation in the clashes between Turkey's government and protesters could hurt one of the world's recent economic success stories, spelling uncertainty for a country that has become a source of growth and stability in a