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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 2015
Page
2
Sepp Blatter announced he will quit as FIFA president within months four days after his re election and called for a fresh election. The 79 year old cited what he called the best interests of FIFA while facing ongoing investigations into corruption and bribery surrounding the federation.
California residents reduced overall water use by 13.5 percent in April from 2013 levels as mandatory cuts loom, marking the second-best conservation since tracking began but falling short of the 25 percent target. Felicia Marcus of the Water Resources Control Board urged stronger summer action to avoid a drought worse outcome.
The administration says over 10 million people enrolled in private plans under Obama care this year, surpassing a 9.1 million target. Insurers eye double digit premium hikes next year, while the Supreme Court weighs subsidized premiums in more than 30 states with a ruling due by month’s end.
A 62-year-old Australian tourist was tossed into the air by a bison near Old Faithful, the second such attack in three weeks. He was airlifted to a hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries as onlookers crowded the animal. Park officials blamed the crowd and noted the bison had become agitated as the man photographed it at close range.
The Center for Constitutional Rights says Majid Khan endured far worse CIA mistreatment than disclosed, including three days hanging from a beam and nearly a year in darkness. Khan, 35, faces sentencing on conspiracy murder and aiding al Qaida after pleading guilty in a military commission. His attorney seeks sentence reduction based on alleged abuse.
Mostly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 75 with 65 percent humidity and east winds up to 7 mph. Tonight expect mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. The record high today is 8 percent set in 1991.
President Obama signed legislation reviving and reshaping surveillance laws that expired, replacing the NSA bulk phone records collection with a more restrictive framework. The White House said the bill was approved by the Senate and signed late Tuesday, aiming to restore lapsed security tools while keeping records with phone companies.
The FBI runs a discreet air program with dozens of low flying planes over 30 cities in 13 fake companies linked to Bristow Virginia. Surveillance aims to aid investigations but raises civil liberties concerns as warrants are typically not sought for footage of people in public.
Undercover tests show 67 of 70 attempts bypassed TSA checkpoints with mock explosives and weapons. GAO and inspector general reports trace persistent gaps since 2002, prompting reassignment of TSA leadership and calls for a full audit by lawmakers.
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