WAUWATOSA, Wis., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A major Wisconsin mortgage banking firm has accused its founder and other top executives of defrauding it out of at least $15 million, court documents show.

FORT COLLINS, Colo., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Colorado State University President Larry Penley resigned a day after the university board held an impromptu executive session, university officials said.

FLINT, Mich., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A federal judge has reversed the conviction of a Michigan woman convicted of getting a man she met on the Internet to kill her husband.

WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Department of Justice to get details about how federal authorities are using their ability to monitor people's movements through their cell phones without a warrant.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- An inexpensive encryption program called Pretty Good Privacy is hampering the U.S. government from prosecuting a Canadian man on child pornography charges.

WASHIGNTON, D.C., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A U.S. federal court ordered mediation of a truck driver’s lawsuit against a Homeland Security official over his apparent inclusion on a terrorist watch-list.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The secret court which oversees U.S. intelligence wire-tapping has ordered the government to respond to a request for documents from the ACLU.

WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- NASA is expected to announce soon commercial contracts that could help the U.S. space program after the shuttle is retired, reports say.

WASHINGTON, June 27 (UPI) -- A federal panel is calling for an overhaul of the U.S. higher education system.