Hackers Steal Data on Millions of Federal Government Employees, Jeb Bush to Announce Candidacy for President, Muslim Activist Accuses Mossad of Stealing Shoe: A.M. Links
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Twitter Hackers stole information about millions of employees from the Office of Personnel Management; the U.S. government says it strongly suspects China.
- Jeb Bush is expected to announce his candidacy for president today in Florida, and released his logo, featuring his first name and an exclamation point, over the weekend.
- The number of people employed by the government of New York City hit a record high this month.
- Rachel Dolezal, the leader of the Spokane, Washington, chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People who was outed as white by her parents, canceled a meeting scheduled for today, saying she needed to consult more with regional and national leaders.
- Climate scientists say they're hopeful a statement on the danger of climate change by Pope Francis may encourage more government action.
- Mokhtar Belmokhtar, accused of leading the 2013 Islamist militant attack on a gas field in Algeria, was killed by a U.S. air strike, according to the Libyan government.
- A co-founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee in the United Kingdom accused Israel's intelligence service Mossad of breaking into his home and stealing a single shoe.
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