Reuters is reporting that the US military has begun an investigation into the shooting death Friday of an Iraqi inmate at Abu Ghraib prison . The army provided only a brief statement. "An Abu Ghraib detainee died...
US District Judge James A. Redden ruled Thursday that the Bush administration distorted information to downplay the harm that 14 federal dams cause to the endangered salmon and steelhead of the Columbia and Snake rivers, neglecting its duty to...
The US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was unable to come to a final agreement Thursday regarding an FBI proposal for increased power to seize records and mailings in terror investigations under the USA Patriot...
President Bush's languishing air pollution initiative received a boost on Thursday when the Environmental Protection Agency agreed to a request made months ago by the Senate to examine competing legislation. The President's plan, known as Clear Skies...
Following up an an report yesterday in JURIST's Paper Chase, US military investigators have now identified five incidents in which the Koran was mishandled by US personnel at Guantanamo Bay but have not found any hard evidence that the...
In what Interior Minister Habib al-Adli claimed was the largest turnout ever in a registered referendum, 83% of Egyptian voters have backed a change in election law that allows multi-candidate presidential elections. The high turnout was marred...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund in a 13-5 vote. The controversial fund is to be paid for by companies facing asbestos litigation and their...
The Federal Election Commission announced Thursday that the Democratic National Committee , the Rev. Jesse Jackson and two groups Jackson works closely will pay a total of $200,000 in civil fines for...
As the search for bodies entered its 8th day Thursday, a Chilean military prosecutor said the officers commanding 46 teenage soldiers killed in a blizzard during a training march in the Andes face possible charges and prison sentences. According...
The National Conference of State Legislatures , a body which tracks state law developments, has found 26 states are considering new proposals for voting laws. The most important issue under review in many states is proof of identity...
