Indictment: Thais forced to work on Hawaiian farms
Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.
South Korea, U.S. to hold joint naval exercise
South Korea and the United States will conduct a joint anti-submarine warfare exercise starting Sunday, the U.S. military announced Friday.
Tom’s Hardware’s Mailbox: Angelini Goes Postal
It’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind: benchmarking, writing, editing, and answering what sometimes seems like hundreds of emails. But at the end of the day, all of the work is for you. It’s about time we started answering a little more feedback. Business – United States – Mail – New Jersey – Mental disorder
Cloud Computing: New Name, Same Old Tech
Larry Ellison Doesn’t Get Cloud Computing. Cloud computing – Computer Science – Distributed Computing – United States – Minnesota
Spy’s USB Drive Caused Worst US Military Breach
Malware loaded from a USB drive = bad. USB flash drive – United States – Theaters – Movies – Drive-In Theaters
Would-be pirate pleads guilty to attacking warship
A Somali man Friday became the first person convicted in the United States of acts related to high-seas piracy in more than a century, although he wasn’t convicted of piracy itself.
Human trafficking big business in Mexico
Mario Santos likely never made it to the United States.
Man Gets Drunk, Shoots Company Server With .45
A man from Salt Lake City is facing charges after he got wasted and shot the server at work with a .45-caliber gun. Salt Lake City – Utah – United States – .45 ACP – Metro Areas
We Want YOU: Call for Community Reporters
The Tom’s Community Team is expanding! United States – Teams – Sports – Paintball – Religion and Spirituality
U.S., S. Korea begin military drills
The United States and South Korea began Monday their annual joint military exercise, which North Korea warned will be met with “the severest punishment.”
Pakistan ex-intel chief sees ‘lost cause’
The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan is a “lost cause,” said a former Pakistani intelligence chief, Lt. Gen. Hamid Gul, adding that the United States needs to negotiate peace with Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
U.S. ambassador to mark Hiroshima
U.S. Ambassador John Roos will make a historic appearance Friday at Japan’s Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima, where some 140,000 people died in the atomic bombing by the United States in 1945.
Symbol of plight of women under Taliban
Bibi Aisha, a young Afghan wife whose ears and nose were cut off by her husband, is heading to the United States on Wednesday for reconstructive surgery.
Solar subsidies evaporating, but big projects still get greenlight
There’s an article today on our SmartPlanet sister site that provides a good overview of the current state of rebates and funding programs for solar projects in the United States. The bad news is…
Rejected Russian boy back in orphanage
A Russian boy who was sent back to Moscow by his adoptive mother in the United States has been returned to an orphanage, an attorney of the World Association for Children and Parents said Friday.
