Net neutrality bomb threat suspect has a history of hoax calls

A federal grand jury has indicted Tyler Barriss on two counts of making hoax bomb threats, including one that famously delayed the Federal Communications Commission's vote to repeal net neutrality in December, Engadget reports . He called a similar bomb threat into the FBI headquarters later that same month.

The Latest: Rants about demonic possession linked to shooter Source: AP

Police say a Facebook page in which a man claims his television is possessed by the devil belongs to the man suspected of opening fire at a lake-side restaurant in Oklahoma City. Police spokeswoman Megan Morgan said Friday police believe the Facebook page is that of 28-year-old Alexander Tilghman, who was shot dead by two bystanders after Thursday night's shooting.

Emails show collaboration among EPA, climate-change deniers

Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials collaborating with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming, counter negative news coverage and tout Administrator Scott Pruitt's stewardship of the agency.

Why a Delaware man spent 2 years in jail with no trial

Kenny Cooper, lacking $200 in bail, spent two years in jail with no trial after he was accused of threatening his grandmother. Why a Delaware man spent 2 years in jail with no trial on 'relatively minor' charges Kenny Cooper, lacking $200 in bail, spent two years in jail with no trial after he was accused of threatening his grandmother.

Op-Ed Columnist: Who’s the Worst for the Holidays?

The other day Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. chief and well-known candidate for Worst Person in Washington, tossed some reporters out of a public conference on water contamination. Pruitt has been in a long-running battle with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for the title of most terrible Trump minion.

‘Betsy DeVos, how do you sleep at night?’ LGBTQ advocates project …

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos apparently wasn't around to see it, but a message to her was projected on the Education Department's headquarters in Washington about policy on LGBTQ youth, asking, "How do you sleep at night?" The Human Rights Campaign, with artist Robin Bell, displayed data Wednesday night from a recently released survey revealing experiences of about 12,000 LGBTQ teens, taking aim at Trump administration policies that advocates say have targeted these young people. The survey was conducted by the Human Rights Campaign - the largest civil rights organization working in the United States to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people - and University of Connecticut researchers.

Trump signs executive orders aimed at loosening clout of federal labor unions

President Trump wants federal agencies to fire low-performing workers, negotiate better union agreements and slash the time that federal employees can spend union activity and still be paid. Andrew Bremberg, the director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, said the orders fulfill a promise in Trump's State of the Union address to overhaul the federal workforce.

Connecticut launches Troops for Teachers veteran training program

With the help of a federal grant, Connecticut will kick off Troops for Teachers, a program that trains veterans to become K-12 educators, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut congressional leaders announced Friday. "The men and women of our armed forces are a uniquely talented group of people with an exceptional skill set that undoubtedly can be beneficial in the classroom as they move into civilian life," Governor Malloy said.

Maritime organization approves Bering Strait shipping routes

In this July 14, 2017 file photo, The Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica sails past the American island of Little Diomede, Alaska, left, and behind it, the Russian island of Big Diomede, separated by the International Date Line on the Bering Strait. The International Maritime Organization has approved two-way shipping routes into the Arctic Ocean through the Bering Strait.

Deportation protection restored in high-profile Georgia case Source: AP

Federal immigration authorities have agreed to renew the temporary protection from deportation for a Mexican woman whose case made national headlines eight years ago when she was a Georgia college student, according to a court filing. The settlement agreement signed Monday and filed Friday in federal court in Atlanta is the latest twist in 30-year-old Jessica Colotl's quest to stay in the country she has called home for nearly two decades.