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West Virginia Sheriff Who Fought Drug Trade Shot By Courthouse
A recently elected West Virginia sheriff was shot in the head while eating his lunch outside a county courthouse Wednesday, the Charleston Gazette reports.Police arrested Tennis Melvin Maynard, 37, in...
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Aaron Swartz's Prosecutors Are Getting Creepy Threats
Federal prosecutors at the head of the Aaron Swartz case have received a threatening email and postcard, and one prosecutor even had his Facebook page hacked, the Justice Department said in a court...
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Aryan Brotherhood Of Texas Might Be Doing Society A 'Favor:' Lawyer
An alleged Aryan Brotherhood of Texas member's lawyer doesn't know why the government is going after the prison gang so aggressively, the Dallas Morning News reports.Other crimes, like Medicaid fraud,...
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What Every Couple Should Learn From Oil Baron Harold Hamm's Record-Breaking...
Billionaire oil baron Harold Hamm's pending divorce from his wife, Sue Ann, is expected to go down as the costliest divorce settlement of all time.Hamm, the CEO of Continental Resources, is worth more...
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Five Extreme Republican Laws That Are Pushing States Even Further To The Right
North Carolina Republican lawmakers are making a push to declare an official state religion, introducing a resolution this week that would exempt the state from any federal court ruling involving the...
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The NRA Has Been Outstandingly Successful Where It Really Counts
The National Rifle Association has taken center stage as the main opponent of the White House's plan to enact new gun control mechanisms at the federal level.But the real battle the NRA fights is at...
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REPORT: Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling Could Get Out Of Prison Early
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling could be getting out of prison early, CNBC's investigative reporter Scott Cohn reports. According to CNBC, an agreement is being discussed between Skilling's lawyers....
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Nevada Sued Over Law That Criminalizes Gay Teen Sex
The ACLU is suing Nevada over its "infamous crime against nature statute," which makes it illegal to have gay sex with any minor under 18. That law creates a double standard for gay and straight...
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Harry Reid Has A Surprising New Opponent In The Fight Over Gun Control
As Senate Democrats struggle to build support for new gun control legislation, the American Civil Liberties Union now says it’s among those who have “serious concerns” about the bill.Those concerns...
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Why Ex-Enron Chief Jeff Skilling Might Get Out Of His 24-Year Sentence
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling reportedly has a chance of getting out of prison early because the government is considering a deal to cut his sentence.CNBC, which broke the news, reports that an...
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Two White Supremacists Wanted In Probe Over Colorado Prison Chief Murder
DENVER (AP) — Two more men connected to a violent white supremacist gang are being sought in connection with the slaying of Colorado's prisons chief, according to a warning bulletin that's the first...
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North Carolina's Proposed State Religion Isn't As Unprecedented As It Sounds
North Carolina is home to many great things: Beer City USA, great basketball, and the nation's best barbecue (yeah, I said it, Texas). It also has more than its fair share of zany legislators.The...
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'Craiglist Killer' Gets The Death Penalty
A self-described "street preacher" in Ohio, who killed men he lured with Craigslist job ads, has been sentenced to death, NBC News reports.Richard Beasley, 53, was convicted of murder last month for...
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How This Woman Managed To Get Her Million-Dollar Prenup Thrown Out
A Long Island woman grabbed headlines last month after a Brooklyn appeals court ruled that the prenup she signed days before wedding her millionaire husband was invalid.A judge ruled that Elizabeth...
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Actually, Obama Really Does Have The Support Of Gun Owners
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he has the backing of gun owners when it comes to proposals for new laws governing firearms. On Thursday, yet another poll showed he’s probably right.The...
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Jodi Arias' Psychologist May Have Screwed Up Her Murder Defense
In the past few days, lawyers for "Mormon Casey Anthony" Jodi Arias have filed two different motions for a mistrial in a case accusing her of murdering her ex-boyfriend.Lawyers for the 32-year-old...
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Marijuana Has Won The War On Drugs
At least when it comes to marijuana, the war on drugs is over.Two states have passed marijuana legalization laws that fly in the face of national drug policy. Polling on the issue shows a rejection of...
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Fox News' Megyn Kelly Grills NRA's Wayne LaPierre: What Do You Say To Newtown...
Fox News host Megyn Kelly and NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre went back and forth in an at-times tense interview Thursday afternoon, with Kelly asking LaPierre at one point to directly respond to families of...
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Barack Obama Thinks California's Kamala Harris Is The 'Best-Looking Attorney...
President Barack Obama gave a shout-out to California Attorney General Kamala Harris during a fundraising stop in Atherton, Calif. today, calling her "by far the best-looking attorney general" in the...
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REUTERS EMPLOYEE: I Was Fired For Tipping The Feds Off About Our Early Releases
A former Thomson Reuters employee says he was fired after he warned federal authorities his company was tipping market reports, Bloomberg's David Glovin reports.Mark Rosenblum said in a complaint filed...
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