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10 People Who Received Outrageous Sentences For Drug Convictions
In early April, news emerged that 46-year-old fast food restaurant worker John Horner was sentenced to 25 years in prison for selling $1,800 worth of painkillers.Sadly, the father of three is just one...
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Should Federal Funding Come With Political Stipulations?
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, a case that will determine just how much the federal government can...
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Family Members Says Bombing Suspect Was Influenced By Mysterious Muslim...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the years before the Boston Marathon bombings, Tamerlan Tsarnaev fell under the influence of a new friend, a Muslim convert who steered the religiously apathetic young man toward a...
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Lance Armstrong Sued For Becoming 'Unjustly Enriched' By US Postal Service
The US Justice Department has filed a formal complaint against Lance Armstrong, saying the doping-disgraced cyclist and team owners defrauded the US Postal Service of sponsorship money.The government,...
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This Yemeni Man Loves America, Hates al-Qaeda, and Says Drone Strikes Make...
A drone strike killed 5 people last week in the remote Yemeni village of Wessab. Locals are still scared. Many knew at least one of the men who was killed. But they didn't know that he was suspected of...
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev Actually Was On US Government Lists Of Potential Terrorists
Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was listed on U.S. government databases that track potential terrorists, Mark Hosenball of Reuters reports.The revelation is sure to fuel criticism of...
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Piers Morgan Conducted 'The Weirdest Interview Of [His] Life' With The Freed...
The investigation into the mailing of poisonous letters to a U.S. Senator and President Barack Obama took a bizarre twist Tuesday, as an Elvis impersonator had charges against him dropped. After he was...
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Supreme Court: US Can't Automatically Deport Immigrants Just For Smoking Pot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday immigrants cannot be automatically deported if they are convicted of relatively minor crimes involving marijuana.In a 7-2 decision, the justices sided...
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Single Mom Sues Over Massive Fertilizer Plant Explosion In Texas
A single mom —and several insurance companies — are taking on the owner of a fertilizer plant that exploded last week, wiping out her apartment and all of her and her child's possessions.Reuters...
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Mark Zuckerberg's Sneaky Trick To Get Conservatives To Back Immigration Reform
It's been less than two weeks since Mark Zuckerberg launched his new immigration lobbying group, but the Facebook CEO seems to have already gotten the hang of the political game.Politico's Alexander...
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FBI Alleges Massive Collusion Between Prison Guards And A Gangster Who...
Thirteen prison guards in Baltimore have been indicted for allegedly letting members of the Black Guerrilla Family (BGF) prison gang terrorize their jails and break the law behind bars.The guards were...
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71-Year-Old And Her Daughter To Get $4.2 Million For Being Shot By LAPD
The city of Los Angeles is paying out $4.2 million to two women who were accidentally shot by the LAPD during the citywide manhunt for fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner, the Los Angeles Times...
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Anti-Gay French Politician Accidentally Votes In Favor Of Gay Marriage
After a long and sometimes violent process, France voted gay marriage into law yesterday after a 331-to-225 vote in favor in the country's National Assembly.However, it appears the voting process...
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Psychotherapist Explains Why Some People Actually Love Corporate Law
Corporate law is known for crushing young lawyers' souls, but one lawyer-turned-therapist says there's a breed of professional who actually thrive in BigLaw.In a blog post that first appeared on Above...
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Italian Prisoners Design Sleek 'Micro-Apartment'
If we've learned anything from prison movies, we know prisoners can make almost anything out of the few objects they use every day.Now inmates in a high-security Italian prison have partnered with...
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Russia Faces Most Controversial Trial Since Pussy Riot
The long-awaited trial of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny kicked off Wednesday in the city of Kirov, 560 miles away from Moscow, after it had been adjourned shortly after opening last...
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There Are Still 29 US States Where You Can Be Fired For Being Gay
There are 29 states in America where it's totally legal to fire workers just for being gay, but one lawmaker is trying to do something to change that.Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon is...
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Obama Delayed His Planned Parenthood Speech, And Pro-Lifers Think It's...
Much to the delight of anti-abortion activists, President Barack Obama will no longer deliver the keynote address at Planned Parenthood's gala in Washington, D.C. Thursday night. White House Press...
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Passage Of CISPA Legalizes Already Common Cyber Surveillance Practices
So it looks like the cyber security bill CISPA is pointless, aside from giving federal agencies and private companies legal cover for already existing practices.The online activist group Electronic...
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Bombing Suspect Immediately Stops Talking After Government Reads Him His...
BOSTON (AP) — Sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings went silent: he'd just been read his constitutional rights.Dzhokhar...
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