NBC News’ Dateline Used Supermarket Tabs As Sources NBC News’ Dateline may have crossed the lineMonday night not only in good taste, but in ethics as well. There’s a lot they didn’t tell youabout their reporting on Michael Jackson. Let me tell you now. For one thing, the show did …
Read More »Session in German Auschwitz trial canceled due to defendant's ill health; resuming next week
BERLIN – A German court says this week’s session in the trial of a 93-year-old former SS sergeant who served in the Auschwitz death camp has been called off due to the defendant’s poor health. The Lueneburg state court said Wednesday that Oskar Groening was ill and not able to …
Read More »Ex-jail guard convicted in inmate's death says he got poor legal help; sentencing delayed
NEW YORK – A former New York City jail guard convicted of ignoring the pleas of a dying inmate has made a last-minute claim his legal representation was insufficient, leading a federal judge to postpone his sentencing. Terrence Pendergrass had faced up to 10 years in prison at his scheduled …
Read More »10 dead in tornado in Mexican border city Ciudad Acuna
MEXICO CITY – A tornado has hit the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna and officials say at least 10 people are dead. A spokeswoman for the interior department of the northern state of Coahuila says Monday’s twister destroyed houses. Rosario says 10 people had been confirmed killed so …
Read More »Amnesty says researcher refused entry to United Arab Emirates to speak on migrant labor
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Amnesty International says one of its researchers was denied entry to the United Arab Emirates, where he was planning to speak about companies’ responsibility in ensuring the rights of migrant laborers in the Gulf. The London-based group said Wednesday that acting head of business and …
Read More »Syrian militants advance in northwest after capturing government stronghold
BEIRUT – Activists say militants led by al-Qaida’s branch in Syria are advancing in the northwestern province of Idlib after capturing a government stronghold. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Coordination Committees said Friday that the so-called Fatah Army has captured several villages near the town of …
Read More »Congress knows terrorists will keep trying to hurt us. It must reauthorize NSA metadata program, now
The lights are going out on one of America’s counterterrorism programs. Intelligence officers and police may be in the dark about terrorists’ phone contacts in the U.S., even as they plot to strike us at home. The Islamic State threatened in April, “We will burn America.” Al Qaeda, its regional …
Read More »On the Docket Oct. 14: Minorities, Informants & Pedophiles
Case: Bartlett v. Strickland Date: Tuesday October 14, 2008 Issue: Whether a racial minority group that constitutes less than 50 percent of a proposed district’s population can state a vote dilution claim under Section 2 of the 1973 Voting Rights Act. Background: More than a century after the end of …
Read More »Angelina Jolie's Oscar Bid Brings Her to New York
Angelina Jolie’s Oscar Bid Brings Her to New York | Cat Stevens May Tour U.S. | Harvey Gives ‘Nine’ Beauties Night Off Angelina Jolie’s Oscar Bid Brings Her to New York Angelina Jolie is in New York. She’ll walk the red carpet Saturday night with Clint Eastwood to promote their …
Read More »Rosie Will Get the Last Laugh
Rosie Will Get the Last Laugh | Sting, Costello, but No Fat Lady | Brangelina Ban at People? Rosie Will Get the Last Laugh It’s Rosie O’Donnell vs. Barbara Walters, and sorry: Rosie will get the last laugh. O’Donnell is set to take TV by storm next Wednesday when she …
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