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Two congressional Republicans say federal prosecutors rushed into a settlement with a nonprofit operated by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson that had been accused of misspending government grants.
The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned.
The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government insurrection was sentenced Friday to 13 1/2 years in prison by a federal judge.
A look at recent prosecutions of suspected Nazi war criminals in Germany.
A former SS sergeant who worked unnoticed for decades as a train-station manager was charged with 58 counts of murder Tuesday after a student doing undergraduate research uncovered his alleged involvement in a massacre of Jewish forced laborers.
Iraqi civilians who were detained by British troops during the U.S.-led war have leveled some 33 allegations of rape and abuse against male and female soldiers, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Saturday.
Casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s CEO and chairman resigned Monday, less than a week after allegedly telling a St. Louis County Council member that voting in favor of another company's casino was the worst move of the council member's career.
A man who threatened to kill Barack Obama last summer just before the Democratic National Convention in Denver has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges.
Investigators are looking into the behavior of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s CEO during a zoning vote by the St. Louis County Council this week on a casino complex being developed by another company.
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating some of CVS Caremark Corp.'s business practices, the company said Thursday.
Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner and one-time candidate for Homeland Security chief, was freed from jail Tuesday for the holidays to await sentencing on federal crimes.
The old man's sales pitch sounded plausible enough to art collector Don Fuson. The warning signs didn't appear until after Fuson paid him $30,000 for what he thought were paintings by renowned folk artist Clementine Hunter.
Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is not in need of psychiatric care and has been discharged from the mental-care unit at the jail where he's awaiting trial, a top jail doctor said Monday.
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton may be the target of a federal criminal probe, but his campaign manager says it's not distracting him from making a run for congress.
An attorney for a woman who accused three Arkansas basketball players of rape filed papers Tuesday asking a court to appoint a special prosecutor after local authorities chose not to file charges.
The superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park told a newspaper he is being reassigned because U.S. Interior Department investigators discovered that he used his federal computer to view sexually explicit images.
Scientists familiar with the work of a former Los Alamos National Laboratory nuclear physicist whose house was searched by the FBI said he is not a spy.
Database provider InfoGroup Inc. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle an investigation of the company's spending and records that began nearly two years ago.
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is getting a quick hearing on his appeal of the ruling that put him behind bars, but he won't be getting out of jail before there's a decision.
A homeless man was arrested and charged with arson for starting a tiny blaze in August near the spot where a gigantic wildfire erupted several days later, killing two firefighters, homicide detectives said Monday.
A preview of the government's case against Minnesota businessman Tom Petters includes an e-mail he wrote to an associate expressing shame over his alleged Ponzi scheme.
The nation's largest pension fund, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, says it is investigating fees paid to an outside manager that directed the fund's investments.
Senegalese police say they have arrested three people who may have stolen from the late professional cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke.
French prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation to examine syringes found in medical waste containers during the Tour de France.
NIA exposes how terrorists got sleaze cashGuwahati: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its first ever case has surprised the security circle of the state as it has failed in nailing the politicians and bureaucrats who were alleged to have been involved in siphoning off the public fund of North Cachar Hill distri …
Kevin Johnson's accuser says he offered to pay her $1,000 a monthSacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson offered to pay $1,000 a month to one of three girls who had accused him of inappropriately touching her while she was involved in his St. HOPE Hood Corps program, the girl told federal agents during their investigation of Johnson's nonprofit St.
Republicans criticize dismissal of AmeriCorps watchdogA GOP report contends that the Obama White House was politically motivated when it fired inspector general Gerald Walpin after his 2008 investigation of Kevin Johnson, now Sacramento's mayor.
Authorities investigate inmate death at jailDARTMOUTH, Mass. -- The Bristol District Attorney's Office is investigating the death of an inmate who died after collapsing at the county jail.
Police name brothel worker as victim in OKC fireOKLAHOMA CITY — A pregnant Nevada brothel worker who appeared in an HBO reality series and another 22-year-old mom-to-be had been fatally shot before firefighters discovered their bodies in a burning Oklahoma City home, investigators said Friday.
Army probes burial mix-ups at Arlington cemeteryThe U.S. Army on Friday ordered an investigation into burial and record-keeping mix-ups at the nation's most venerated war cemetery.
Political Correctness Has Poisoned AmericaIt started out as a mild virus initiated by the left of center intellectuals of academia. But, like every virus from computer carried to influenza, it spread rapidly through schools, hospitals, civil service, the media, companies, governance and the armed forces.
Audio From ACORN Claims CA Gov. Jerry Brown Will Whitewash InvestigationOn October 15th, local ACORN spokesman David Lagstein was the special guest of the East County Democrat Club in El Cajon, CA. Lagstein is ACORN's chief organizer in the San Diego area. The meeting was held at Coco's Restaurant, a very public venue.
Boston Police Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Death Of Celtics FanBOSTON -- The Boston Police Department has wrapped up its investigation into the death of a young man who was taken into custody after the Celtics won the NBA title in June 2008.
Life returning to normal for Ben OwnbyA year after their son and another kidnapped boy were rescued from a pedophile, Don and Doris Ownby are working hard to give him as normal a childhood as they can, given what he went through and the intense media coverage of the case.
Inspection, assurances after Red Line warningThe man who spent much of the last three months studying the MBTA said yesterday that he would personally avoid riding on certain portions of the Red Line, triggering a series of reassurances from state officials but also an immediate inspection of a vulnerable part of the subway …
Convicted Criminals Hired To Collect Voter InformationBOSTON --Petition signature collectors are often the first and last people who greet customers at the grocery store during the political season.
BREAKING NEWS: Babysitter Suspect in Missing Chipley Infant CaseIn an exclusive report, NewsChannel 7 is reporting that the babysitter for a missing Chipley baby may be a suspect in the disappearance.
Regiment commander, troops questioned on Gaza war Ynet learns Investigating Military Police has summoned at least seven soldiers, officers on suspicion of firing at populated areas, using civilians as human shields. IDF source: It's hard to predict how many of these cases will end with indictments
Police: 4 more bodies found at rapist's Ohio home; total now 10 - CNN.comInvestigators discovered four more bodies Tuesday at the Cleveland, Ohio, home of a convicted rapist -- making a total of 10 since last week, Police Chief Michael McGrath said Tuesday.
Texas Lottery | Lotto board: Victim will not get money The lotto-theft victim, whose million-dollar ticket was claimed by someone else, will not get any money from the Lotto Commission. They justified the decision by saying the suspect signed the back of the lotto ticket, so he is the winner in their eyes.
Injury lingers for victim, 13, in pol's crash - Sen. Anthony Galluccio skips court dateThe 13-year-old Cambridge boy banged up in a hit-and-run triggered by state Sen. Anthony D. Galluccio had to drop out of his youth sports program and is undergoing physical therapy for his injury, a family member told the Herald yesterday.
Hank Investigates: Driven to anger It's a bitter battle over parking fees -- angry commuters say they're being unfairly slapped with violations at certain T parking lots.
AP News | Culpeper Star-ExponentBullet strikes home of CNN news personality Lou Dobbs.
7 on defense panel scrutinizedNearly half the members of a powerful House subcommittee in control of Pentagon spending are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress, who have trained their lens on the relationships between seven panel members and an influential lobbying firm founded by a former Capit …
Is the Catholic Leadership Trying to Silence Nuns?Over the past year, the Vatican has initiated two chilling investigations of American nuns' communities. Nuns are not singing "hallelujah."
Eastern Kentucky Drug Sweep Begins; Hundreds Could be Arrested"Police officers fanned out . . . in Eastern Kentucky . . . to begin arresting alleged drug dealers in the culmination of a major investigation of interstate pill smuggling" on October 28, 2009.
Sony optical disc drive unit being investigated by DOJThe U.S. Department of Justice has requested information from Sony regarding its optical disc drive business in what could be the start of an investigation into the industry.
Mourners anxiously await capture of girl's killerThe mother of a 7-year-old Florida girl found slain in a landfill is praising the work of detectives trying to solve the case.
UPDATE: Arrest Made After 3 Killed In Fire PULASKI, Tenn. -- Police in Giles County have arrested an 18-year-old man for allegedly setting a fire that killed a mother and her two children on Friday morning.
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