U.S. Top News: Obama, tech companies to get more devices into U.S. classrooms

	Click to View in Browser 02/4/2014 Obama, tech companies to get more devices into U.S. classrooms WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is set to announce on Tuesday that private companies have agreed to give more than $750 million in devices, software and wireless service to U.S. students, part of Obama's pledge to help modernize classrooms. District of Columbia city council to vote on decriminalizing pot WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The District of Columbia's city council will vote on Tuesday on whether to decriminalize marijuana in a move that could make smoking a joint a violation comparable to a parking ticket. U.S. court to hear lawsuit against Virginia gay marriage ban (Reuters) - A federal court will consider a bid to overturn Virginia's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday after the state's attorney general said he would not defend it. Improving U.S. budget picture may temper zeal for further cuts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. budget deficit estimates due on Tuesday will likely show a rapidly improving fiscal picture over the next few years, contributing to a waning appetite in Washington for further budget cutting. Florida lawmakers to probe biometric scans of school children ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Florida lawmakers on Tuesday will begin tackling questions of privacy that arise when technology catches up with science fiction. Four dead in Tennessee plane crash near community health center NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Four family members died in an airplane crash in Tennessee on Monday that nearly struck a crowded community health center and retirement village, federal and local officials said. California educator accused in YouTube video charged with sex abuse (Reuters) - A California educator who resigned after a woman accused her in a YouTube video of abusing her when she was a 12-year-old student has been charged with 16 counts of felony child abuse, local prosecutors said on Monday. Web companies give first look at secret government data requests SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google on Monday began publishing details about the number of secret government requests for data they receive, hoping to show limited involvement in controversial surveillance efforts. San Francisco trust rejects plans from George Lucas, others for Presidio SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A group governing a swath of prestigious federal park at the northern edge of San Francisco rejected proposals from the film director George Lucas and two other bidders on Monday to build cultural centers on a prime plot of the parkland, officials said. Child dies after being pulled from pool aboard cruise ship near U.S (Reuters) - A 4-year-old child died abroad a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the coast of North Carolina on Monday after being found unresponsive on the pool deck, a coast guard official said. Related Video Breakingviews: UBS must avoid U.S. overreach French Admiral says security in Bangui improving Great Debate Is NBC soft on Sochi terror threats, political stalling, and the lawyer who could nail Christie The other inequality is structural A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend