Contractor pays $5M over torture at Abu Ghraib AP - 5 hrs agoA defense contractor whose subsidiary was accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to torture detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has paid $5.28 million to 71 former inmates held there and at other U.S.-run detention … More »Contractor pays $5M over torture at Abu Ghraib
A defense contractor whose subsidiary was accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to torture detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has paid $5.28 million to 71 former inmates held there and at other U.S.-run detention sites between 2003 and 2007.
Oprah Winfrey to interview Lance Armstrong about steroids AP - 1 hr 8 mins agoLance Armstrong has agreed to a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey where he will address allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career. More »Oprah Winfrey to interview Lance Armstrong about steroids
Lance Armstrong has agreed to a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey where he will address allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career.
Judge says accused leaker Manning treated improperly Christian Science Monitor - 2 hrs 12 mins agoThe judge said that the detention of the accused leaker behind the WikiLeaks cables had “became excessive in relation to legitimate government interests.” More »Judge says accused leaker Manning treated improperly
The judge said that the detention of the accused leaker behind the WikiLeaks cables had “became excessive in relation to legitimate government interests.”
Hagel, Obama differ on Iran sanctions ABC OTUS News - 2 hrs 43 mins agoAs has been well documented, not everyone is so pleased that President Obama nominated former Senate colleague Chuck Hagel, a Republican, as the next secretary of defense. More »Hagel, Obama differ on Iran sanctions
As has been well documented, not everyone is so pleased that President Obama nominated former Senate colleague Chuck Hagel, a Republican, as the next secretary of defense.
- Police: Colo. shooting suspect planned massacre AP - 2 hrs 11 mins ago
As officials this week laid out the most detailed portrait yet of last year's Aurora movie theater massacre, they also mapped sometimes paradoxical behavior by the man accused of the rampage, James Holmes.
- U.S. seared during hottest year on record by far AP - 11 hrs ago
America set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012.
- Group aims to improve New York’s ‘horrific’ airports The Lookout - 4 hrs ago
NEW YORK—Flight delays have long been a fact of life at New York’s three main airports—along with massive security lines and crumbling facilities, many of which haven’t seen major updates since they were first built in the 1960s. City, state and federal officials have been promising for decades to improve New York’s troubled …
- 5 Americans among 7 dead in Peru chopper crash AP - 10 hrs ago
Investigators picked through the wreckage Tuesday of a heavily loaded U.S.-owned cargo helicopter that crashed in the Peruvian jungle shortly after takeoff, killing its five American and two Peruvian crew ...
- Dead lotto winner's wife seeks 'truth' @ Good Morning America - 9 hrs ago
Shabana Ansari Says She Is Cooperating Fully With the Investigation of Husband's Death.
- Syrian rebels free 48 Iranians in prisoner swap AP - 19 mins ago
Syrian rebels freed 48 Iranians held captive since August, Iranian state TV reported Wednesday, part of what appeared to be the first major prisoner swap of the civil war.
Strong-starting Li targets another first in Melbourne Reuters - 54 mins ago
SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's Li Na has come closer than any Asian to winning the Australian Open singles crown and, if she can avoid a Melbourne Park meltdown, is a good outside bet to add another to her … More »Strong-starting Li targets another first in Melbourne
SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's Li Na has come closer than any Asian to winning the Australian Open singles crown and, if she can avoid a Melbourne Park meltdown, is a good outside bet to add another to her lengthy list of tennis "firsts" next week. The 30-year-old has a good recent track record at Melbourne Park, reaching the …
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