The U.S. Secret Service director was grilled by lawmakers on Tuesday who demanded to know why the agency, entrusted with the president's safety, was not taking action on agents accused of drunk driving on the White House grounds.
Former Connecticut Governor John Rowland is due be sentenced on Wednesday for violating U.S. campaign laws by taking payments from a business owned by the husband of a candidate he advised.
Tokyo police are investigating death threats against U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and another American diplomat, according to media reports.
The jury in the Boston Marathon bombing trial is expected on Wednesday to hear more technical evidence on the investigation that followed the deadly blasts and the chaotic days afterward.
