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Don't Blame The George Zimmerman Verdict On 'Stand Your Ground'

The not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman case has spurred calls to reform "Stand Your Ground" laws in 22 states that let people shoot intruders even if they have the chance to run away.But...

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Book Deal For Zimmerman Juror Falls Apart After Angry Social Media Backlash

An angry backlash has forced a juror in the George Zimmerman murder case to abandon plans to write a book about her experience, as activists at the biggest civil rights group in the US tore up the...

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Mark Zuckerberg Runs A Giant Spy Machine In Palo Alto, California

Mark Zuckerberg runs a giant spy machine in Palo Alto*, California. He wasn’t the first to build one, but his was the best, and every day hundreds of thousands of people upload the most intimate...

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Judge To Rule Whether World Trade Center Owner Can Seek Damages For 9/11...

A US judge is expected to rule this week on whether the owner of the World Trade Center can seek multi-billion dollar damages from the airlines whose planes crashed into into the Twin Towers on...

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Obama Hints Of Possible Nomination Of NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly For...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly would be "well-qualified" to run the Department of Homeland Security.Kelly has been floated as a possible...

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Fired Employee To Slap Zimmerman Prosecutors With Whistleblower Lawsuit

A former employee of Florida State Attorney Angela Corey’s office will file a whistleblower lawsuit against the prosecutors in the George Zimmerman murder trial, Reuters reports. Zimmerman was recently...

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Spain Arrests British Fugitive Believed To Be Involved In Massive Global...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Tuesday they had arrested a Briton they described as one of Europe's top 10 most wanted criminals and had helped dismantle a transatlantic cocaine-smuggling...

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Four Zimmerman Jurors Release Statement Pushing Back On Anonymous Juror's...

Four jurors from the George Zimmerman trial released a statement late Tuesday evening asking the press to respect their privacy — and rebutting some statements made by anonymous juror "B-37."The...

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How Dunkin Donuts And Others Ended Up Hiring A 'Psychotic' Credit Card Thief...

On paper, Carolyn Kravetz was a perfect choice to become Dunkin' Donuts' new global director of corporate communications. She had a master's degree in public administration from Harvard. She had worked...

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Dean Of Prestigious New York Private School Arrested For Alleged Heroin...

UPPER EAST SIDE — The dean of a prestigious Catholic high school on the Upper East Side was arrested last week in Connecticut for heroin possession, cops said.Nicholas J. deSpoelberch, dean of students...

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Asiana Airlines Is Dropping Plans To Sue TV Station Over Fake Pilot Names

Asiana Airlines has dropped plans to sue the San Francisco TV station that aired fake and offensive names for the pilots of Flight 214, Reuters reports.In a statement, the carrier acknowledged the...

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Cleveland Hero Charles Ramsey Claims The Report That He's Broke Is 'Full Of...

The man who became famous for helping rescue three kidnapped Cleveland women is disputing a report from the Daily Mail that says he's broke and homeless.The U.K. news outlet got an exclusive interview...

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How Terrifying Drug Raids Became A Cash Cow For America's Police

Because 1984 was an election year, it would need to have an omnibus crime bill of its own. Polls showed that crime was the most pressing domestic issue with the public, so everyone running for...

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Gay Marriage Becomes Legal In The UK Because Conservative David Cameron Had...

Today marks the day that gay marriage officially became legal in the United Kingdom, as the Queen gave royal assent to laws passed by parliament.For supporters of gay marriage, it's a great day. The...

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Snowden's Laptops May Hold 'Extremely Sensitive' Details About NSA-CIA 'Black...

Matthew Aid of Foreign Policy has published an excellent report detailing the secret intelligence gathering partnership between the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Central Intelligence Agency...

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Prison Populations Are Expected To Boom Now That The Economy Is Recovering

As the U.S. economy improves, people are going back to work, investing in their homes, and preparing to make new purchases. They're also going to spend a lot more time in prison. Private prison company...

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It's Been A Year Since 401(k) Plans Were Revamped And Barely Anyone Can Tell...

It's been just over a year since the Department of Labor first required 401(k) service providers to plainly disclose the fees being charged to plan sponsors and participants. But like most things in...

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Here's The Questionnaire Lawyers Used To Pick The George Zimmerman Jury

The questionnaire lawyers used to select jurors for the George Zimmerman trial has been released online.It seems pretty standard and meant to root out people who might be biased or have already decided...

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What To Do If You Bomb The Bar Exam

Editor's note: In the next few weeks, aspiring lawyers around America will take the bar exam. Here's some wise advice on what they should do if they fail.You Failed the Bar Exam. Now What?Almost anyone...

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Cleveland Kidnap Suspect In Court Again, Refuses To Look Judge In The Eye

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive in his home for more than a decade pleaded not guilty Wednesday on an expanded indictment charging him with 512 counts of...

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