CHICAGO (AP) — An inmate who says Chicago police officers tortured him into confessing to a brutal rape can present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday in a ruling that could have implications for as many as 20 other inmates seeking similar appeals. Justices ruled Stanley Wrice […]
CHICAGO (AP) — An inmate who says Chicago police officers tortured him into confessing to a brutal rape can present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday in a ruling that could have implications for as many as 20 other inmates seeking similar appeals. Justices ruled Stanley Wrice […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials acknowledged Tuesday that the United States may release several Afghan Taliban prisoners from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as an incentive to bring the Taliban to peace talks. Meanwhile, Afghan officials told The Associated Press that a plan to give Afghanistan a form of legal custody over […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials acknowledged Tuesday that the United States may release several Afghan Taliban prisoners from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as an incentive to bring the Taliban to peace talks. Meanwhile, Afghan officials told The Associated Press that a plan to give Afghanistan a form of legal custody over […]
NEW YORK (MintPress) — Former CIA officer and media darling John Kiriakou, who was recently charged with espionage, lying to investigators and disclosing the identity of a covert agent, is not the only one in the family facing an uncertain future. In the wake of Kiriakou’s arrest last month, his wife Heather, a top CIA analyst, […]
NEW YORK (MintPress) — Former CIA officer and media darling John Kiriakou, who was recently charged with espionage, lying to investigators and disclosing the identity of a covert agent, is not the only one in the family facing an uncertain future. In the wake of Kiriakou’s arrest last month, his wife Heather, a top CIA analyst, […]
Photo by Julie Jordan Scott (MintPress)—New census data reveals that in America, the world’s richest country, a record number of people — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are subsisting on earnings qualifying them as low income. And- even more shocking perhaps is the statistic from a study done by […]
Photo by Julie Jordan Scott (MintPress)—New census data reveals that in America, the world’s richest country, a record number of people — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are subsisting on earnings qualifying them as low income. And- even more shocking perhaps is the statistic from a study done by […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Four New York City police officers have been stripped of their guns and badges after a video surfaced of them striking and kicking a suspect. The internal affairs department is investigating, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Wednesday. The officers are on desk duty in the meantime, he said. The shaky amateur […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Four New York City police officers have been stripped of their guns and badges after a video surfaced of them striking and kicking a suspect. The internal affairs department is investigating, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Wednesday. The officers are on desk duty in the meantime, he said. The shaky amateur […]
DALLAS (AP) — The parent of American Airlines wants to eliminate about 13,000 jobs — 15 percent of its workforce — as the nation’s third-biggest airline remakes itself under bankruptcy protection. The company aims to cut labor costs by 20 percent under bankruptcy protection, and will soon begin negotiations with its three major unions. Some […]
DALLAS (AP) — The parent of American Airlines wants to eliminate about 13,000 jobs — 15 percent of its workforce — as the nation’s third-biggest airline remakes itself under bankruptcy protection. The company aims to cut labor costs by 20 percent under bankruptcy protection, and will soon begin negotiations with its three major unions. Some […]
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack speaking on the American Jobs Act, Port of Sacremento, Sept. 26, 2011, West Sacramento, NRCS photo WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure from farm groups, the Labor Department has agreed to modify a plan that’s intended to keep children away from some of the most dangerous farm jobs. The proposal now will […]
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack speaking on the American Jobs Act, Port of Sacremento, Sept. 26, 2011, West Sacramento, NRCS photo WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure from farm groups, the Labor Department has agreed to modify a plan that’s intended to keep children away from some of the most dangerous farm jobs. The proposal now will […]