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Edward Snowden May Be Both A Patriot And A Traitor
Americans are split on whether the leaks of classified National Security Agency (NSA) documents by ex-Booz Allen employee Edward Snowden is serving public interest or simply spilling U.S. secrets.The...
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PUTIN: Snowden Is Just 'In Transit' At The Russian Airport, And He Needs To...
Edward Snowden is officially in a Moscow airport as a "transit" passenger, Reuters reports.Apparently, he's using Moscow as a layover to ... somewhere else.Russian president Vladimir Putin, responding...
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Here's Where The Landmark Voting Rights Act Mattered In Last Year's Election
The Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 on Tuesday, as Chief Justice John Roberts explained in the 5-4 majority opinion that the law's conditions do not...
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Here's The Chart Chief Justice Roberts Used To Prove That A Key Provision Of...
Included in Chief Justice John Roberts' majority opinion striking down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act is a chart that rationalizes why the court discarded the portion of the law. The chart...
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The US Inadvertently Handed Moscow A Pretense To Detain, Search Snowden
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is officially in a Moscow airport as a "transit" passenger, Reuters reports.Whatever "transit" means, the Federal Security Services (FSB) — once known as...
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Obama Blasts The Supreme Court For Striking Down A Key Provision Of The...
In a strongly worded statement, President Barack Obama said he was "deeply disappointed" at the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Obama...
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FORMER US OFFICIAL: The NSA Thinks Edward Snowden Copied 'Almost Everything...
A former U.S. official says that NSA analysts believe that Edward Snowden may have copied "almost everything [the NSA] does," Ellen Nakashima and Greg Miller of The Washington Post report.As of last...
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NUTRALOAF: This Revolting Food Is Used As Punishment In Prison
A now-defunct Philadelphia prison recently gave tourists a chance to taste prison food, and one of the items on its strange menu is used to punish prisoners: Nutraloaf.A lot of U.S. prisons serve...
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Justice Ginsburg: There's Still Racism In The South, And Minority Voters...
The Supreme Court overturned a key provision of a 1965 law meant to protect minority voters, sparking a scathing dissent from Ruth Bader Ginsburg arguing there's still voter discrimination in the...
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JUSTICE GINSBURG: The Conservative Justices Displayed 'Hubris' While...
In a scathing dissenting opinion, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg accused her conservative counterparts of displaying "hubris" in striking down a key portion of the landmark Voting Rights Act...
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Supreme Court Sides With Adoptive Parents In Heartbreaking Custody Fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court said Tuesday that federal law doesn't require that a Native American child be taken away from her adoptive parents and given to her biological father.The...
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WHITE HOUSE TELLS PUTIN: 'Expel Mr. Snowden Without Delay'
The White House delivered a terse warning to Russia and President Vladimir Putin Tuesday afternoon, saying it had a "clear legal basis" to expel National Security Agency leak source Edward Snowden from...
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Justice Alito Keeps Acting Like A Grumpy Teenager
On Monday, the Supreme Court decided to keep affirmative action alive in a 7-1 decision. Almost more shocking than the court's agreement was Justice Samuel Alito's bad behavior.According to the...
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Chris Brown Calls Alleged Hit-And-Run Charges 'Ridiculous'
TMZ is reporting Chris Brown was charged with a hit-and-run and driving without a valid license. According to the report, the charges are in connection with an accident last month where the singer hit...
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Here's What Happens When You Ask The NSA What Information They Have On You
Shortly after the Guardian and Washington Post published their Verizon and PRISM stories, I filed a freedom of information request with the NSA seeking any personal data the agency has about me. I...
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THE ONION: Zimmerman's Attorney Opens Second Day Of Trial With Trayvon Martin...
During opening statements on the first day of the George Zimmerman trial, a defense attorney told a poorly received knock-knock joke about what it takes to get on the jury for this case.Zimmerman...
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The NSA's PRISM Surveillance Program Only Gathers Info On Stupid Terrorists
It doesn't really matter if the NSA gathers all the information from the big tech giants, because real terrorists, smart terrorists, the guys in management, they don't use those platforms.Only...
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Hong Kong Says It Let The Snowden Go Partly Because The US Got His Middle...
Hong Kong is defending its decision to let NSA whistleblower/leaker Edward Snowden leave the country, saying it had not received the necessary paperwork from the U.S. to have him arrested.It turns out...
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George Zimmerman Described Black Males As 'Suspicious' In Phone Calls
Prosecutors in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman argued Tuesday that the judge should allow the jury to hear about five phone calls Mr. Zimmerman made to police dispatchers in the six...
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A New Bill Could Bring Back New York City's Hostels
A piece of legislation that would permit the licensing of hostels in the city is slowly snaking its way through City Council, the New York Observer reported.The new law is part of an effort to correct...
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