UK Authorities Detain Glenn Greenwald's Partner For 9 Hours, Seize Electronics
The partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald was detained for nine hours by authorities at London's Heathrow Airport while transiting from Berlin to his home of Rio de Janeiro, The Guardian is...
View ArticleBREMMER: The UK And US Are Likely Preparing To Indict Journalist Glenn...
The domestic partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, who reported classified information leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, was detained at Heathrow Airport...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About China's Bo Xilai Scandal In One Chart
Former Chongqiing party chief Bo Xilai is set to go to trial on Thursday. Xilai who was set to rise to power and take a place on China's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee fellSpecifically, he...
View ArticleAngry Cablevision Customers In Connecticut Call 911 Over Cable Outage
Fairfield, Conn. cable customers were so panicked over a cable outage Sunday night that they called 911 to report the "emergency," CBS News reports.The police department posted this message on its...
View ArticleGREENWALD: Now I'm Going To Report On Government Spying Even More Aggressively
Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald has reportedly said he will be more "aggressive" in publishing stories detailing government spying operations after his partner was detained at London's Heathrow...
View ArticlePrisoners Are Getting Better Rights In Unexpected Places
THIS summer inmates in Argentina decided they would no longer accept measly payment for the jobs they do in prison. In June they set up a trade union that has already lodged an appeal against...
View ArticleTexas Walmart Evacuated After 2 Men Spray Mysterious Chemical, Sickening...
A Texas Walmart was evacuated after two customers allegedly sprayed a mysterious chemical, sickening multiple people inside. Two men between the ages of 18 and 25 are believed to have sprayed the...
View ArticleAmerica Is Getting Desperate For Drugs To Execute People
When Danish drug company Lundbeck learned its product was being used for lethal injections, it refused to sell any more to U.S. prisons.Lundbeck also demanded its American counterparts do the same, The...
View ArticleHISTORIAN: Anti-Drug Laws Have Always Been About Race
The radio show "This American Life" recently aired a fascinating story about Eugene Jarecki, who's been screening his movie about the drug war at prisons across America.Jarecki's 2012 documentary, "The...
View ArticleMoviegoers Accuse Regal Cinema Of Racial Profiling At 'The Butler' Screening
"Lee Daniels' The Butler" may have had an excellent box-office weekend; however, the viewing experience wasn't a good one for everyone.One couple complained about what appeared to be heightened...
View ArticleJudge Awards $4.1 Million To Homeless Couple Shot 15 Times By The LAPD
A once-homeless couple now has $4.1 million thanks to a judge's ruling that the Los Angeles Police Department violated their civil rights when officers shot them 15 times, KTLA 5 News reported.The LAPD...
View ArticleSomeone Sent An Anonymous Letter To A Grandmother Telling Her To 'Euthanize'...
Ontario police are investigating a letter that was sent anonymously to a woman who has been caring for her autistic grandchild this summer.The letter is embedded below. It went viral online on Monday...
View Article18-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Tweeting About Speeding And Then...
An 18-year-old who allegedly killed a woman in California when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into her bike is being charged with second-degree murder partly based on tweets he sent talking...
View ArticleGuardian Editor Says British Intelligence Agents Destroyed Their Hard Drives...
In an opinion piece posted Monday afternoon to the Guardian website, editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger defended the Guardian's acceptance of documents from Wikileaks in 2010 and his paper's practices on...
View ArticleProminent Law Site Shuts Down Because Editor Worries About Government Reading...
The editor of a well-respected legal site, Groklaw, has announced that she's going to stop producing the site because the government might be reading her emails.Groklaw is a collaborative site that...
View ArticleREPORT: The Obama Administration Is Secretly Withholding Military Aid To...
The Obama administration has secretly begun treating the military takeover of Egypt last month as a coup by temporarily suspending military aid, the office of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and unnamed...
View ArticleGlenn Greenwald's Partner To Take Legal Action Against The UK To Protect...
The partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald is taking legal action against the UK over his detention at London's Heathrow Airport, The BBC reports.Miranda, 28, was detained for nine hours on...
View ArticleExplosion At Naval Weapons Facility In New Jersey Injures 8, Situation...
There was a fire and explosion at a Naval Weapons Station in New Jersey, NBC Philadelphia is reporting.The Navy's official release says that one was seriously injured and several others were minorly...
View ArticleThe Unbelievable Story Of A High, Nearly-Naked Guy Who Partied On Angela...
A man called "Volkan the intruder" by German media broke into Angela Merkel's government plane and partied on it for hours alone in his underwear, apparently high on drugs.The incident took place on...
View ArticleWoman's Leg Severed After Cab Jumps Curb And Ploughs Into Sidewalk In Midtown...
A cab reportedly jumped a curb at 49th Street and 6th Avenue in midtown Manhattan early Tuesday afternoon and hit several pedestrians.NBC New York reports that one woman, a 23-year-old British tourist,...
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