Federal prosecutors finally have confirmed that Mr. Odom was wrongfully convicted of a 1981 D.C. rape, for which he served 20 years in prison. Mr. Odom was sentenced at age 18; this nightmare has consumed more than half his life, and all because of e
Congressional investigators said the chief counsel’s office at the Food and Drug Administration authorized wide-ranging surveillance of a group of the agency’s scientists, the first indication the effort was sanctioned at the highest levels.
An Air Force drill sergeant accused of serial sexual assault repeatedly sent texts and photos to one victim, including a photo of him shirtless, wearing boxers and with his military hat on, a woman identified as victim No. 6 testified at a military c
"The most serious consequence of this scandal, which is under investigation, is that it undermines the certainty and the trust that markets have in benchmarks," said Jose Vinals, director of the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department.
A family friend of George Zimmerman told investigators he sexually molested her on and off for nearly a decade, newly released audio tapes in the Trayvon Martin shooting case reveal.
"He would reach under the blankets and try to do things," the wo
The European Union is to send experts to Niger to train its security forces to fight al Qaeda, signalling the depth of EU concern over the growing threat Islamist militancy poses to Africa's Sahel region.
The mission, approved by EU governments on
Nevada CAN be one of the states that puts Paul's name in nomination. The binding rule from Nevada only says the delegates must vote for Romney on the first round, it says nothing about putting names in nomination.
Costa Rica has allowed 46 US warships and 7,000 Marines to enter the country despite objection by the opposition parties, which describe the move as "illegal."
you're a Ron Paul supporter, you've likely seen an almost insurmountable mountain of odds placed against you and your favorite candidate. What's one more?
Yes, the power elite that wants to run the world seems to set up crisis after crisis, economic or military, in order to reinforce the idea that only a handful of politicos are important and that everyone else is a kind of spectator.
Milos Forman, who won Academy Awards for best director for the films "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus," has penned a defense of the formal American military/political system, the one that is waging at least six overt and covert wars ove
UK Telegraph associate business editor Jeremy Warner has just written a very good appraisal of Spain's misguided "austerity" policies being put in place by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
Several readers have asked me to comment on a King World interview of Michael Pento. Before I offer my comments on Pento's thoughts, let me say upfront that Eric King is a world-class interviewer. King lets his interviewees have their say, no matter
One of the world's major central banking institutions has now admitted that the impact of monetary manipulation has pushed up American equity markets, the biggest in the world, by about 50 percent for at least the past ten years.
Why are we not surprised? We've been predicting this for years one way or another. In many of our analyses of public banking, we've indicated that it is a popular-seeming solution – that if the power elite can print endless amounts of money, "the peo
Though we've written a number of positive articles about Iceland, we're rapidly getting over the idea of Iceland as a courageous "mighty mite" standing up against Europe's "banksters."
Thirty-four Republican senators have now signed on to a letter circulated by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) declaring that they will not support ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty.
Ratification would have required a two-thirds vote in the Senate
The possible GOP convention of a lifetime could be just around the corner in Tampa,Florida. I know many of you are thinking that Romney already had it in the bag, which is what the main stream media would have us all believe. But an obscure GOP rule
New details emerging about what local Syrian activists called a massacre of civilians near the central city of Hama indicated it was more likely an uneven clash between the heavily armed Syrian military and local armed rebels.
Featured in the latest edition of the Freedom's Phoenix e-zine, this essay combines the perspectives and methods of two liberty activists, Rebekah Johansen and Meghan Kellison. If you aren't subscribed to the zine yet, please consider, but also enjoy
Sanjiv Bhattacharya, U.S. Correspondent with Esquire Magazine U.K., met up with Ernest and several other libertarian-minded activists at the Freedom Law Conf in March, 2012. Attached is his article... - Alma Sommer in Studio updates Jackalope Fest.
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Quentin Tarantino is redefining race relations in the pre-Civil War South with "Django Unchained," his Western-style saga that he previewed at the Comic-Con fan convention.
The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier to the Middle East several months early to make sure at least two carriers will constantly be present in the troubled region.
There are two carriers in the area now, but one was scheduled to leave before
The LIBOR scandal that has engulfed London's financial and political elites is entering its third week and picking up steam on this side of the Atlantic.
Among the latest developments:
The NY Times reports the Justice Department's criminal
Petitions for GM crops are set to be released as the USDA is asking for input on the newest batches of GM crops, one of which includes an apple that doesn't brown and ones that are resistant to the toxic pesticide and known carcinogen 2,4-D.
security team aboard the oil supply ship U.S.N.S. Rappahannock fired a .50 caliber machine gun at a "small motor vessel after it disregarded warnings and rapidly approached the U.S. ship" off the coast 30 miles from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Can you teach an old dog (or human) new tricks? Yes, but it might take time, practice, and hard work before he or she gets it right, according to Hans Schroder and colleagues from Michigan State University in the US.
Helper cells traditionally thought to only assist killer white blood cells may be the frontline warriors when battling hepatitis A infection. These are the findings from a Nationwide Children's Hospital study appearing in a recent issue of the Journa