Army Spc. Charles Graner took the stand Thursday in court-martial proceedings against Pfc. Lynndie England , who is facing conspiracy, maltreatment of subordinates and indecent acts charges stemming from the...
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), chairman of the US House Subcommittee on the Constitution , said Thursday that legislation restricting state and local government's ability to take private property for private development could be presented to the full House...
The US House Resources Committee Thursday approved the Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act , legislation that would overhaul the Endangered Species Act by limiting the government's ability to protect...
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani , Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, said Thursday that he endorsed the draft Iraqi constitution and called for officials in the Shiite Muslim hierarchy to promote a "yes" vote...
A Moscow court Thursday rejected the appeal of jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky against his conviction on fraud and tax evasion charges, but reduced his nine-year sentence to eight...
AP is reporting that a federal judge has approved settlements worth over $6 billion in civil litigation related to the WorldCom accounting fraud .1:49 PM ET - Under the deals approved by District Judge Denise Cote, several...
Sen. Patrick Leahy , ranking Democrat on the US Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday that he will support the confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States.11:34 AM ET -...
Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said Tuesday that Iran would consider quitting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the US or EU takes Iran before the UN Security Council over "breaches" of international...
Several rights groups and two African-American registered Georgia voters have filed a lawsuit challenging a Georgia law that requires voters to show government-issued photo identification at the polls....
Six fellow inmates of jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky are planning on running against him for a seat in Russia's State Duma. Candidates began registering with the elections commission Monday as the race officially began,...
