Target's computer security staff advised the retailer to review the security of its payment card system at least two months before hackers stole 40 million credit and debit card numbers from its servers, according to several reports published Friday.
Citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal and American Banker published stories on their websites that said at least one intelligence analyst at the Minneapolis-based retailer wanted to do a more thorough security review of its payment systems' vulnerability to malware, but the request was brushed off.
Reports: Target warned before data breach
Nebraska city to reconsider 2010 law barring undocumented immigrants from renting homes
Voters in a small Nebraska city will decide Tuesday whether to repeal a law designed to bar immigrants from renting homes if they don't have legal permission to be in the U.S.
Critics of the 2010 ordinance in Fremont say it is less effective and more costly than anyone expected and is damaging the city's image. Supporters say Fremont needs to take a stand against illegal immigration.
The conservative agricultural hub near Omaha, population 26,000, is one of a handful of cities that have acted on their own over the last decade to curb illegal immigration. Most of those efforts have become mired in costly court battles.
Star Missouri football player comes out
Missouri football All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and because he is projected to be a mid-round NFL draft pick, the defensive end could become the league's first openly homosexual player.
In interviews published Sunday with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports, Sam says he came out to his teammates and coaches at Missouri in August.
"I am an openly, proud gay man," he said.
Sisters of Iowa representative killed in Pennsylvania shooting
A sister of the women found shot to death in the basement of the recently purchased East Liberty home they shared said this morning that the family was still trying to make sense of the tragic development.
"Right this minute we're still trying to figure out what happened," said Mary Wolfe, a sibling of Susan Wolfe and Sarah Wolfe and a Democratic state representative in Iowa.
How American Food Companies Go GMO-Free In A GMO World
![GMO free foods](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/02/03/img_8629-468dd35768d45afd8b5fc16a6702714163845b46-s5-c85.jpg)
Quite possibly, you've noticed some new food labels out there, like "Not made with genetically modified ingredients" or "GMO-free." You might have seen them on boxes of , or on . If you've shopped at Whole Foods, that retailer it now sells more than 3,000 products that have been certified as "non-GMO."
But where does non-GMO food come from? After all, 90 percent of America's corn and soybeans are genetically modified, and producers of eggs, milk and meat rely on those crops to feed their animals. Soy oil and corn starch are used throughout the industry. Can big food companies really avoid GMOs?
At least 3 dead at Maryland mall shooting
The Howard County Police have confirmed that three people have been killed in a shooting at the Mall in Columbia. One of those killed is believed to be the shooter.
Police reported at 12:30 p.m that they are in the mall to clear people out safely and that the area is now believed to be secure.
The public should wait for police before evacuating.
Family of man executed in Ohio using untested procedure plans to file lawsuit
The family of a prisoner who was executed in Ohio on Thursday using an untested combination of medical drugs that appeared to cause him prolonged distress are planning to sue the state for inflicting cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the US constitution.
Dennis McGuire, 53, was put to death using an untested two-drug protocol involving the sedative midazolam and painkiller hydromorphone. Before the execution, which took an abnormally long 25 minutes, Ohio courts were warned by an anaesthesiologist who served as an expert witness for McGuire that the procedure and the doses of drugs to be used would inflict untold suffering upon the inmate. The state decided to go ahead.
More Articles...
Page 92 of 227