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US payroll, financial firms hacked; 8 charged

US payroll, financial firms hacked; 8 charged
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
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.

Challenges to phone records face legal obstacles

Challenges to phone records face legal obstacles
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's massive collection of Americans' phone records is drawing protests and lawsuits from civil liberties groups, but major legal obstacles stand in the way. Among them are government claims that national security secrets will be

Challenges to phone records face legal obstacles

Challenges to phone records face legal obstacles
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's massive collection of Americans' phone records is drawing protests and lawsuits from civil liberties groups, but major legal obstacles stand in the way. Among them are government claims that national security secrets will be

Challenges to phone records face legal obstacles

Challenges to phone records face legal obstacles
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's massive collection of Americans' phone records is drawing protests and lawsuits from civil liberties groups, but major legal obstacles stand in the way. Among them are government claims that national security secrets will be

Fort Hood soldier accused of paying for sex

Fort Hood soldier accused of paying for sex
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By ANGELA K. BROWN and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Authorities on Wednesday charged a Fort Hood sergeant with paying for sex with a soldier in a prostitution scheme allegedly arranged by a low-level coordinator of the Texas Army post's sexual assault prevention

Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts

Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press CAYO COCO, Cuba (AP) - After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island's 3,500 miles (5,630 kilometers) of coastline, their discoveries were so alarming that officials didn't share the results with the public to avoid causing

Victim in Texas parade crash accused of lying

Victim in Texas parade crash accused of lying
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By PHILLIP LUCASAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - An ex-police officer from Georgia who was injured in a train accident during a veterans parade in Texas is accused of lying about receiving a Purple Heart medal and was arrested Wednesday, Cherokee County sheriff's officials said. Former Holly

Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts

Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press CAYO COCO, Cuba (AP) - After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island's 3,500 miles (5,630 kilometers) of coastline, their discoveries were so alarming that officials didn't share the results with the public to avoid causing

Tunisia imprisons 3 European topless activists

Tunisia imprisons 3 European topless activists
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - A Tunisian court on Wednesday convicted three European feminist activists who staged a topless courthouse protest last month, sentencing them to four months and a day in prison, a court official said. The defense called

Lawyers rail at police response to Turkey protests

Lawyers rail at police response to Turkey protests
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By JAMEY KEATEN and SUZAN FRASERAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Thousands of black-robed Turkish lawyers stormed out of their courthouses Wednesday, shouting about the alleged rough treatment of their colleagues by police amid the country's biggest anti-government protests in years. The