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A Syracuse man has been charged with threatening to kill a U.S. congressman in an ominous call to the offices of Republican Rep. John Katko in upstate New York. Although he at first denied making the calls, the FBI says Angelo later admitted that he contacted the lawmaker because, according to the complaint, he was "upset" about the potential repeal of net neutrality rules, enacted under President Obama, that prohibit internet service providers like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon from slowing or blocking certain websites while prioritizing sites that pay for fast lanes. If convicted, Angelo faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to the Justice Department.  Katko's staff reported the voicemail to U.S. Capitol Police, who increased the lawmaker's security inside the beltway, the Justice Department said. FBI agents also notified the New York State Police and local law enforcement, who protect Katko's events i...

U.S. customers were not able to make wireless calls but that restarting their cellphones would fix the issue. DownDetector.com, which monitors outages, said customers across the country reported outages, including in Houston, New York and San Francisco. AT&T, which also owns satellite television service DirecTV, told customers on Twitter that it had no estimate when service would be restored and technicians were working to fix the problem. According to DownDetector.com, customers reported more than 6,000 incidents by 6 p.m. EST, out of which 44 percent found problems with the internet service, while 31 percent faced issues with the phones.