Fort Hood Shooter Found Guilty On All Charges
Army Maj. Nadal Hasan, the man accused of killing 13 people at a military base in Texas in 2009, has been found guilty on all charges and is now eligible for the death penalty.He could become the first...
View ArticleOBAMA: Law Schools Should Be Two Years, Not Three
Law-school graduate and President Barack Obama suggested that law schools in the U.S. cut back to two-year programs instead of three to cut costs for students. "This is probably controversial to say,...
View ArticleNew York's Most Expensive Apartments Are Jail Cells
The most expensive neighborhood in New York City isn't TriBeCa or the West Village. It's Rikers Island.The city spent an average of $167,000 per inmate on its jail system in 2012, according to a new...
View Article16-Year-Old Arrested For Beating Death Of 88-Year-Old WWII Veteran
Police have arrested a 16-year-old in connection with the beating to death of an 88-year-old World War II veteran, NBC News reports.Police are still looking for a second teenager suspect they think was...
View ArticlePaula Deen Lawsuit Thrown Out In Court
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys have signed an agreement to dismiss a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against celebrity cook Paula Deen and her brother.A document filed Friday in U.S....
View ArticleGLENN GREENWALD: It's 'Highly Unlikely' That Edward Snowden's Information Has...
After The Independent published a story Friday based on documents obtained by NSA leak source Edward Snowden, Snowden quickly disavowed any notion that he had worked with the newspaper. So the question...
View Article'Orange Is The New Black' Exposes The Bizarre Retail Market Inside Of Prisons
Economics reporter Adam Davidson recently binged on the Netflix prison dramedy "Orange is The New Black" and realized prisons house a "strange corner of the retail market."Writing in the New York...
View ArticleReport: Syrian Hospitals Flooded With Thousands Suffering From Chemical...
An international humanitarian organization working in Syria has reported that thousands of patients have been brought into Damascus hospitals suffering from "neurotoxic symptoms" after an alleged...
View ArticleChinese Man Who Killed Toddler During Argument Over Parking Spot Reportedly...
A man who threw a Chinese toddler to her death during a row over a parking space has asked for the death penalty, state media reported Saturday.Han Lei, 39, told prosecutors he felt so guilty and...
View Article3 Strangers Tried Desperately To Save College Baseball Player Chris Lane...
As many struggle to understand the senseless killing of 22-year-old Christopher Lane in Oklahoma — and focus on the three teenagers accused of the shooting — the story of what happened in Lane's final...
View Article3 Dead After Shooting Spree In North Florida
A gunman went on a shooting rampage against employees of his former workplace in Lake Butler, Fla. Saturday morning, leaving three dead — including himself — and two others injured, AP reports.Police...
View ArticleThe White House Has 'Very Little Doubt' Assad Used Chemical Weapons, As The...
The White House has "very little doubt" that the Assad regime used chemical weapons in an event that killed at least 100 people last week, and it has been working urgently all weekend to respond to...
View ArticleThe Most Famous Case Reddit Ever Solved
Reddit user shadybusiness15 posted pictures on Reddit in April showing his deconstructed extension cord. According to the post, he "violently blew a fuse" and took it apart to see the damage.Inside, he...
View ArticleREPORT: Millions Of Android Users Vulnerable To Security Breaches
Millions of Android smartphone users are susceptible to security vulnerabilities such as viruses and malware, according to an internal bulletin prepared by the Department of Homeland Security and the...
View Article8-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Shoots And Kills His Grandmother After Playing...
An 8-year-old boy allegedly shot and killed his grandmother Thursday evening after playing the "Grand Theft Auto" video game, CNN reports.Marie Smothers, 87, was pronounced dead inside her Slaughter,...
View ArticleBody Of Kidnapped Soldier Reportedly Found In Louisiana
The body of a soldier missing since Tuesday has been reportedly found in Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana, according to Shreveport Times.Tony Procell, 25, went missing after he was...
View ArticleREPORT: Edward Snowden Spent His 30th Birthday In The Russian Consulate In...
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden spent several days, including his 30th birthday, in the Russian consulate in Hong Kong before flying to Moscow on June 23, according to a report in the Russian...
View ArticleThe Illicit Romantic Affairs At The Heart Of China's Bo Xilai Scandal
The Bo Xilai trial has finally concluded, and it looks like we're drawing to the final chapter of perhaps the most important political event in China since Tiananmen Square.The trial itself, while...
View ArticleREPORT: Obama Is Considering A Limited Two-Day Strike On Syrian Military Targets
President Obama is considering a strike on Syrian military targets involving sea-launched cruise missiles or possibly long-range bombers that would last no more than two days, according to senior...
View ArticleRaj Rajaratnam's Prison Experience Sounds Terrible, Except For The...
Convicted inside trader Raj Rajaratnam is living the good life in prison, with plush accommodations and a personal “manservant.”According to a source cited by the New York Post's John Crudele,...
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