There's Been A Subtle, Yet Important, Shift In How The Vatican Handles Sex...
This weekend, Pope Benedict's final few days as leader of the Catholic Church faced another scandal as reports of "inappropriate touching" by the most senior Catholic in Britain reached the...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Just Made It Easier For The Feds To Spy On You
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't let Americans challenge the expansion of a surveillance law used to monitor conversations of foreign spies and terrorist suspects.The high court on Tuesday...
View ArticleTOOBIN: The Oscar Pistorius Case Cries Out For A Plea Bargain
Legal expert Jeffrey Toobin makes a strong case in The New Yorker today that there won't actually be any courtroom drama in the Oscar Pistorius case as there was with O.J. Simpson."The Pistorius matter...
View ArticleNRA PRESIDENT: The Battle Over Gun Control Will Be 'Very Rough And Very Ugly'
NEW YORK, N.Y. — National Rifle Association President David Keene warned Monday that there will be a "very rough and very ugly" over gun control, but said he believes his group will ultimately succeed...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Is Deciding Whether Cops Can Force Open Your Mouth And Swab...
The Supreme Court is hearing a case today that could set a nationwide precedent for the privacy rights we have over our own DNA.In Maryland v. King, the justices will decide whether police need a...
View ArticleSequestration Will Wreak Chaos On U.S. Federal Prisons
Sequestration will hit each and every aspect of the U.S. government, but for the Bureau of Prisons, the impact could be horrifying. According to the Attorney General's office, the federal Bureau of...
View ArticleMartha Stewart Is Headed Back To Court For An Ugly, High-Stakes Battle With...
Martha Stewart is expected to testify in court this week to explain why her contract to sell stuff at JC Penney doesn't violate her existing contract with Macy's. The love triangle between the three...
View ArticleJCPenney CEO Ron Johnson Trashed Macy's In Secret Emails While Sucking Up To CEO
JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson acted like he was buds with Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren, while he really was preparing a ruthless business move, according to emails revealed in court. After the newly-appointed...
View ArticleTons Of Powerful Republicans Just Came Out In Support Of Gay Marriage
A new effort by a large group of influential Republican luminaries to champion same sex marriage represents a breakthrough for the party and the cause.At least 75 current and former Republican...
View ArticleCrazy Videos Of The Greek Prison Break Attempt That Involved A Helicopter
This Sunday Greece saw one of the craziest jail break attempts we've ever heard of, with a gang trying to use a helicopter to free a convicted murderer from a prison courtyard.Some details of the...
View ArticleHere's Who Gets Screwed If The Supreme Court Kills The Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday challenging a landmark civil rights law designed to make sure minorities can get to the polls.Shelby County, Ala. is asking the Supreme Court to get...
View ArticleYou Might Want To Think Twice About Suing Your Student Loan Company
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling Tuesday that could stop indebted grads from taking their student lenders to court, the Wall Street Journal reports.The high court ruled that Olivea Marx had...
View ArticleBudweiser Accused Of Watering Down Beer!
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beer lovers across the U.S. have filed $5 million class-action lawsuits accusing Anheuser-Busch of watering down its Budweiser, Michelob and other brands.The suits, filed in...
View ArticleLeaked Info Allegedly Shows The Absurd Lengths BofA Goes To Spy On Hackers
Anonymous hackers have released 14 gigabytes of information allegedly related to Bank of America and a web intelligence firm it hired to spy on hackers and social activists last year.Emails detail how...
View ArticleThis Chicago School Is The Battleground For 15 Local Gangs
Twenty-nine current and recent students of Harper High School in Chicago were shot last year, of which eight died.This shocking fact only begins to show how dangerous things are at this gang-dominated...
View ArticleWhy 'Do Not Track' Is Not A Death Threat For Online Advertising
A few months back, an advertising executive argued that more online privacy would kill free speech.Richard Frankel, president of the advertising company Rocket Fuel, titled the post “How the Do Not...
View ArticleHP CEO Meg Whitman Has 'Evolved' On Gay Marriage
The Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman, who supported a California law that barred same-sex unions when she ran for governor in the state, explained on Tuesday that she had changed her mind after being...
View ArticleChinese Man Who Challenged Local Official To Swim In Polluted River Says He...
60-year-old Chen Yuqian, a villager in China's Zhejiang province, was one of several activists to challenge local officials to swim in the area's polluted rivers this month.The movement, a new way to...
View ArticleObama Administration Fears Supporting Gay Marriage Could Annoy Conservative...
The Obama administration has until Thursday to decide whether it will file a "friend of the court" brief in a Supreme Court fight over California's gay marriage ban known as Proposition 8.The president...
View ArticleThere's Been A Staggering Drop In Jailed Kids -- And It's Saving Money
Fewer young people are behind bars than at any point since 1975, due in part to lower rates of juvenile crime and a shift away from interventions focused on long-term incarceration. The number of young...
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