The US Senate Judiciary Committee approved the OPEN Government Act Thursday, a bill that would punish federal agencies that fail to respond to requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in...
Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters will be jailed if they continue to refuse to identify the person who leaked secret grand jury testimony from Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and other athletes, regarding an investigation into the now-defunct Bay Area...
Christian protestors in Indonesia burned cars, government buildings, a prison and Muslim-owned businesses Friday following the executions of three Roman Catholic men convicted in 2001 of leading a Christian militia which killed...
The Supreme Court of Japan rejected a death penalty appeal Friday by former cult leader Shoko Asahara , who was convicted of masterminding the 1995 nerve gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system [MIPT...
The US House of Representatives voted 283-138 Thursday for a bill providing for the construction of a 700-mile fence along the US-Mexico border designed to curb illegal immigration . The Secure Fence Act of 2006...
The Colorado Division of Civil Rights (CCRD) has ruled that an employer violated the state's anti-discrimination laws when it fired an employee who was preparing to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Intermountain Testing claimed...
US Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) is expected to plead guilty to at least one criminal charge stemming from his involvement with lobbyist Jack Abramoff , Republican officials announced Thursday. Ney is expected to admit to...
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied rumors Monday that a deal was underway to trade Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Cpl. Gilad Shalit , an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants since June 25...
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador , Mexico's leftist presidential candidate challenging the results of the disputed July 2nd presidential election , has told supporters that he plans to organize a constitutional convention to...
California's State Assembly passed the nation's first bill to restrict greenhouse gas emissions Thursday, by a vote of 46-31. The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 grants new authority to the California Air Resources...
