Cleveland Kidnapper Ariel Castro Pleads Guilty To 937 Counts
Ariel Castro, the man suspected of holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for about a decade, has accepted a plea deal that will see him plead guilty to hundreds of counts against him,...
View ArticleERIC HOLDER TO RUSSIA: We Will Not Torture Or Seek The Death Penalty For...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder wrote a letter to the Russian minister of justice assuring the Russian government that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty for National Security Agency leak...
View ArticleJustice Samuel Alito Came Into A Ton Of Money
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito may have more than quintupled his net worth in 2012 according to a financial disclosure statement released Wednesday.Alito’s 23-page financial disclosure reveals...
View ArticleThe SAC Case Is The Holy Grail For Regulators
Here's a fact likely in the back of Steve Cohen's mind: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office has won convictions or guilty pleas in 100% of presented cases.And regulators are even more eager...
View ArticleLaw School Fills Just A Third Of Its Class
A law school ridiculed for even opening has an inaugural class of just 30 people — way fewer than its goal of 100 students, The Indiana Lawyer reports.Indiana Tech Law School's founding dean, Peter...
View ArticleThere's A Growing Club Of Rich Foreign Fugitives From US Justice
WASHINGTON — Viktor Kozeny has a reputation for extravagance that is not easily rivaled.The frizzy blond, Harvard-educated “financier” lives in a $29 million home in the ultra-posh Bahamas gated...
View ArticleThis Anti-Beer, Pro-Marijuana Ad Will Run During A NASCAR Race
Beer-loving NASCAR fans are in for quite the surprise when they enter the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400 this weekend.A pro-marijuana legalization ad — laced with anti-beer and...
View ArticlePublic Support For The Government's Surveillance Programs Depends On How You...
There's no question that National Security Agency leak source Edward Snowden has sparked debate and strong feelings across the political aisle about the agency's surveillance programs. For most of the...
View ArticleNeiman Marcus Settles Suit Filed By 'A Woman Scorned' Who Tried To Return...
Neiman Marcus has settled a suit brought by a high-end shopper who tried to return $1.4 million in goods her husband bought from a saleswoman who was allegedly his mistress, The Dallas Morning News...
View ArticleYes, You Do Have To Tell The IRS About That AirBnB Rental
With sites like AirBnB and Craigslist, it's easier than ever to turn your homesinto a full-fledged budget hostel – and line your pockets with extra cash in the meantime.As with any side gig that brings...
View ArticlePolice Informant Caught On Video Allegedly Framing Guy Busted For Cocaine
A New York man has been cleared of drug charges after his smoke shop's surveillance footage showed a police informant apparently planting a vial of crack cocaine in his store.Police were suspicious of...
View ArticleJOB OF THE WEEK: Mobile QA Lead, Capital One
Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >>As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...
View ArticlePot Farmers Allegedly Kept Teen In Metal Box For Sex
Two pot growers in Northern California allegedly kept a missing 15-year-old in a locked metal box for days, had sex with her, and forced her to process marijuana, CBS San Fransisco reports.Ryan...
View ArticleWhat It's Like When Reddit Wrongly Accuses Your Loved One Of Murder
In April, a family was grieving for their missing 22-year-old son. Sunil Tripathi had been missing for more than a month; his roommate at Brown University hadn't seen him since March 16.His mother...
View Article7 Dead In Florida After Negotiations With Gunman 'Just Fell Apart'
HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — A gunman holding hostages inside a South Florida apartment complex killed six people before being shot to death by a SWAT team that stormed the building early Saturday following an...
View ArticleSpanish Train Crash Driver Facing Charges Of 'Reckless Homicide'
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - The driver of a Spanish train that derailed at high speed killing 78 people was released from hospital on Saturday, but he remained in police custody ahead of...
View ArticleOne Tea Party Congressman Is Becoming Republicans' Worst Nightmare On...
Here is how a politically sensitive issue becomes a nightmare for the Republican Party: The sponsor of House Republicans' only concrete, yet divisive, action on immigration this year makes a comment...
View ArticleBody Found In NY River Where Bride-To-Be Vanished
PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A female body was pulled from the Hudson River on Saturday near where a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man went missing after their boat crashed into a construction barge near...
View ArticleLAWYER: Going Part-Time After Having A Kid Was 'Career Suicide'
Are rainmaking and homemaking compatible endeavors or unlikely bedfellows?Approximately a quarter of the respondents (26%) of Vault’s first ever Working Parent Survey worked in law, and voiced their...
View ArticleFBI Tells Senator Rand Paul They've Used Domestic Drones 10 Times
Last month, the FBI admitted it had used surveillance drones in domestic airspace but refused to disclose specific details. Now, after pressure from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the bureau has been forced to...
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