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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Legal experts say the maximum five year sentence for Oscar Pistorius in the death of his girlfriend means he could move to house arrest in as little as eight months. The double-amputee Olympic runner was sentenced today in South Africa in the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius starts serving the sentence immediately. A three-year sentence on a firearms charge was suspended.
SEATTLE (AP) — A lawsuit taking on the classified ad website Backpage.com is before the Supreme Court of Washington state today. The court will hear arguments in a case filed by three sex trafficking victims who say the website helps promote the exploitation of children. Backpage.com argues that the Communications Decency Act gives it immunity from the activities of its members or users.
ATLANTA (AP) — Armed with new safety guidelines for head-to-toe protection of health workers treating Ebola patients, federal officials are taking the show on the road today to demonstrate recommended techniques. Thousands are expected to attend a massive training session at the Javits Center in New York City. The recommendations were released last night.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics is getting a boost from the U.S. in its effort to expand in the security-conscious business market. Samsung says some of its Galaxy mobile devices have been approved for use with classified U.S. government networks and data. The Galaxy S5, the Galaxy Note 4 and seven other smartphones or tablets are the first consumer devices validated by a partnership between the National Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
HONG KONG (AP) — There's not much optimism for the success of talks today between Hong Kong officials and student leaders of pro-democracy protests that have gripped the southern Chinese city for more than three weeks. The city's Beijing-backed leader, Chief Executive Leung (lee-ung) Chun-ying, won't even be attending and he's reaffirmed the position that China won't allow Hong Kong citizens to openly nominate candidates for the 2017 elections to succeed him.
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