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Blacks and Hispanics are much more likely to be searched, handcuffed, arrested and subjected to force or the threat of it. Henke deleted that information over objections from the bureau's director who was moved to a new job following the dispute.
The Bush administration based a crucial prewar assertion about ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda on detailed statements made by a prisoner while in Egyptian custody who later said he had fabricated them to escape harsh treatment, according to current an
One contractor, Brent Wilkes, provided private jet flights to lawmakers, including Reps. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., who is serving as majority leader while DeLay fights money-laundering charges in Texas.
Arianna Huffington's love affair with John McCain – it's over! The man of her dreams is showing his true colors as a two-timing, shift-shaping, canny politician. One can only wonder why it took Arianna so long to wake up from her self-induced
A Libertarian who hosts a weekly radio program called "Freedom Rings" spent more than two years and appeared in court 28 times fighting a $25 ticket for not wearing a seat belt.
Gold prices settled higher and carved out a new quarter-century peak in another day of choppy trading on Thursday, as investment funds remained keen to keep bullion in their portfolios.
Yasir al-Qutaji is a lawyer from Mosul, Iraq. In March 2004, while exploring allegations that US troops were torturing Iraqis, Qutaji was arrested by American forces. He was then subjected to the same kinds of punishment he was investigating.
San Francisco is suspending 20 police officers who participated in video sketches portraying police ogling women, ducking emergency calls and going to a massage parlor on duty.
An advisory panel appointed by California's governor urged the state to impose a new tax on gasoline, diesel fuel and other petroleum products to fund efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter said he was launching a formal inquiry into Justice Department treatment of an American charged by the government after being held by the military for more than 3 years as an "enemy combatant.
Kurt Peterson knows how to pick his Wi-Fi. "I go anywhere I can get it for free," he says. "Why should I pay? Enough people do it for free."
A federal appeals court rejected an attempt by the grand-daughter of "Winnie the Pooh" author A.A. Milne and backed by the Walt Disney Co to strip rights to the popular children's books from the estate of long-time Pooh licensee Stephe
Indictments, investigations and a congressman's guilty plea for taking millions in bribes have left most Americans convinced that political corruption is a deeply rooted problem
Looking to advance broadcast technology beyond traditional analog signals, 7 US commercial radio networks announced an initiative dubbed the HD Digital Radio Alliance that aims to promote wide-scale deployment of high-definition digital radio.
The Steve Kelley for Gov. campaign office says it won't take down a sign in its window that keeps a running tally of U.S. casualties in Iraq. The sign has stirred up some hard feelings because it's right next door to the military recruiting s
Increasing numbers of citizens from the provinces are showing up in Beijing to petition the central government over injustices including forced evictions, official corruption, police abuse or violence, and failure of the court system.
"The first time I heard the word 'bomb' was when I was interviewed by the FBI," McAlhany said. "They kept asking if I heard him say the B-word. And I said, 'What is the B-word?' And they were like, 'Bomb.' I sa
Gen. Hugh Shelton has confirmed that four years before the 2001 attacks, he authorized a secret computer data-mining initiative to track down Osama bin Laden and operatives in al-Qaida.
British entrepreneur Richard Branson has chosen New Mexico for the launch pad of his planned space tourism flights, state officials said on Thursday.
The United States told Saudi Arabia more than three years before the September 11 attacks that Osama bin Laden might be targeting civilian airplanes, according to a newly declassified State Department cable.
Framed as if on a movie screen by the outline of a sport-utility vehicle's rear window, those scenes and others show what appear to be private security contractors firing on Iraqi civilians. The video footage has prompted an investigation by the
At least one passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 924 maintains the federal air marshals were a little too quick on the draw when they shot and killed Rigoberto Alpizar as he frantically attempted to run off the airplane shortly before take-off.
Red Cross is pushing the US to give it access to prisoners held in secret jails. UN human rights investigators chided "many states" trying to justify torture."They cannot be brushed aside by governments when they become 'inconvenie
Poland was the heart of the CIA's secret detention network in Europe, with bases there until recently holding a quarter of the 100 detainees estimated held in such camps worldwide, a human rights group said.
Correspondents say the revelation is only likely to increase suspicion that the CIA has been operating secret prisons out of international oversight.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, said the international community was losing patience with Iran over its nuclear program but cautioned against using military action.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado said it will release documents today that show FBI agents improperly spied on peaceful protesters in Colorado Springs in the name of combating terrorism.
The British government is trying to stall an investigation into the theft of more than $1.3bn (£740m) from the Iraqi Ministry of Defence, senior Iraqi officials say.
Yahoo! is offering free PC-to-PC calls among Yahoo users in 180 countries. This offering will link with existing Yahoo e-mail and instant messaging features.
Federal authorities hit with a stunning defeat in a terrorism case against an acquitted former Florida college professor are considering deporting him instead of retrying him. Al-Arian, 47, remains in jail, where he has been since his 2003 indictment
