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The Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday turned back a GOP-led effort to bar Sept. 11 terrorists from being prosecuted in civilian federal courts.
A powerful state senator wants insurance companies and HMOs to stop denying coverage of routine medical treatment, such as doctor's visits and X-rays, for Florida cancer patients participating in clinical trials.
Shani Davis finished up a brilliant week at the U.S. speedskating trials with a surprisingly easy win in the 10,000 meters Sunday. Then he delivered even bigger news: He's willing to consider being part of team pursuit at the Olympics.
Zach Lund is a significant step closer to finally competing in the Olympics.
MILWAUKEE - Shani Davis is flying at the U.S. speedskating trials, dominating a strong field in the 1,000 meters.
Military judges at Guantanamo Bay granted requests for further continuances in two war crimes cases Wednesday as the Obama administration evaluates how to proceed with the prosecution of detainees.
Less than four months from the Vancouver Olympics, the U.S. skeleton team is already dealing with some significant injury issues.
The Olympic seasons for veteran U.S. skeleton racers Eric Bernotas and Noelle Pikus-Pace are off to flying starts.
The Obama administration is seeking another two-month delay in a handful of key military commission trials of terrorism detainees, as two key senators said Wednesday they no longer believe Guantanamo Bay inmates will be transferred to Kansas.
A handful of people bared their arms Friday for the first jabs of the experimental swine flu vaccine. The rest of us may get our shot in a couple months.
Some notable terror trials held in federal courthouses that the Obama administration is considering for Guantanamo Bay detainees' trials.
It’s been just a week since Monica Hankins first heard scientists were looking for volunteers to test an experimental vaccine to prevent the H1N1 swine flu, but the Festus, Mo., mom and her family already are signed up. She wants her two young daughters, Isabella, 3, and Maya, 19 months, to be among the first to be protected against the previously unknown virus that has launched a global pandemic and claimed more than 800 lives worldwide, including more than 300 in the United States. “I kind of jumped at the chance,” said Hankins, 28, a home health care worker. “The way that it’s sounding, it’s something that I’ve never experienced before. It’s really scary to me.”From Seattle to St. Louis, at least 3,000 people so far have told scientists they’re eager to be part of fast-track clinical trials to assess the early safety of a shot aimed at preventing widespread infection, serious illness or death in a huge swath of the U.S. population.
The vast majority of recent terrorism prosecutions in the U.S. ended in conviction and prison sentences, a human rights group said Thursday in a study arguing that American government doesn't need its special war crimes court or indefinite detention to deal with the nearly 230 men held at Guantanamo.
The U.S. Olympic swimming trials will return to Omaha in 2012, with a temporary pool again being set up inside the Qwest Center.
A top New York anti-terror official said Tuesday that trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees could weaken the ability of the FBI and other agencies to chase new cases.
In an apparent reversal, President Barack Obama is reviving the much-criticized military tribunals for Guantanamo Bay detainees and promising to make changes to the system that could jeopardize his timetable for closing the prison by January.
The Obama administration may revamp and restart the Bush-era military trial system for suspected terrorists as it struggles to determine the fate of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay and fulfill a pledge to close the prison by January.
A training partnership with the world's fastest 100-meter freestyle swimmer has enhanced Libby Trickett's status as the world's fastest woman in the event.
A Vermont man's freedom from jail could be short-lived after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a state ordinarily is not responsible for a public defender's delays in bringing a criminal case to trial.
An alleged al-Qaida commander's court appearance at Guantanamo remained on the docket Wednesday two weeks after President Barack Obama ordered a halt to all proceedings of the war-crimes tribunal.
The Guantanamo Bay war crimes court came to an abrupt halt Wednesday as military judges granted President Barack Obama's request to suspend proceedings while he reviews his predecessor's strategy for prosecuting terrorists.
The Supreme Court appeared unlikely Tuesday to favor a broad rule that rewards criminal defendants with dismissal of charges against them because of trial delays by their taxpayer-funded lawyers.
After he was charged with hitting his girlfriend in the face, career criminal Michael Brillon sat in jail without bail for nearly three years, going through six public defenders before being tried for assault.
Struggling with orders to prosecute a young detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Army Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld went online and consulted a priest for help with his concerns about the fairness of the military tribunals.
Terrorist Show Trial? Bring It On!The lawyer for the five men who will stand trial for the 9/11 attacks says they will plead not guilty, in order to force a public trial that they think will give them a platform to advance their extremist ideas and slam America. Republicans say this is a disaster.
Man Gets Life in Prison for Scaring North Carolina Grandmother to DeathA man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death.
In Defense of New York Representative John Shadegg of Arizona really knows how to put on a show. Earlier this month, he used a live baby as part of a quasi-ventriloquist act on the House floor. Creepy? Yes. Still, we let it slide.
Did Holder Stiff Senate on Justice Dept. Lawyers Who Defended Jihadis?Some Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee were taken aback Wednesday by Attorney General Eric Holder's refusal to reveal conflicts of interest involving Justice Department lawyers who, before joining the Obama administration, worked on behalf of Guantanamo detainees.
Former Bush DOJ Officials Back Holder on Trial of 9/11 SuspectsJames Comey and Jack Goldsmith, high-ranking Department of Justice officials under Bush, have an op-ed in the Washington Post defending Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other detainees in federal criminal court instead of a mili …
Bringing al-Qaeda to New York by The Editors on National Review OnlineCandidate Barack Obama urged a return to pre-9/11 counterterrorism-by-courts. President Obama's Justice Department overflows with lawyers who spent the last eight years representing America's enemies.
Who's Afraid Of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed?Sarah Palin objected to the forthcoming KSM trial thusly:The trial will afford Mohammed the opportunity to grandstand and make use of his time in front of the world media to rally his disgusting terrorist cohorts.
"If Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Is Acquitted, President Obama, Will You Release Him?"The Press Conference and transcripts follow! That is a question President Obama will never answer. If Obama were to answer yes, he would not be re-elected. The answer would haunt him and damage him irrevocably.
Cowardly Kit Bond Carries Water for the Bush Administration and Whines About Terror Trials in NYThese tough guys sure do have a lot of fear about trusting the United States court system, don't they? During an interview with Andrea Mitchell today Sen.
Lawsuit Alleges Pfizer Used Bogus ResearchThe lawsuit, filed by Dr. Stefan Kruszewski of Harrisburg, Pa., alleges that three of the researchers who helped conduct Geodon clinical trials - Dr. Richard Borison, Dr. Bruce Diamond and Dr. Louis Fabre - have been sanctioned by regulatory authorities.
Sharing in Jesus' Suffering It's amazing to think of how Jesus, who was perfect, was so willing to suffer for our sakes. He not only suffered to be an example for us, but took on all the sins and sufferings of the entire world.
The Quiet Room Sometimes we exhaust ourselves trying so hard to solve our own problems. Satan is wearing us down and we need an escape, somewhere to rest.
iran Judiciary Is Lying Many students still missingMore than forty days have passed since any information was released about the fate of dozens of student activists arrested in Tehran and other cities.
Iran judiciary looks to calm prison abuse outrage - Yahoo! NewsTrials begin against reformers and protesters.....
Historic criminal trials online LONDON - CRIMINAL trials in England dating back to the 18th century, including the infamous 'Jack the Ripper' suspect, are to go online for the first time on Monday, a British website said.
Who is forcing Confessions from Iranian Prisoners? According to informed sources in Tehran, the responsibility of extracting forced 'confessions' from leadership members of the Sazemane Mojahedin Engelab Eslami (Organization for the Islamic Revolution Mojahedin) and some central council members of the Mosharekat Front is Java …
First 9/11 Wrongful Death Lawsuit Gets April 2010 Trial Date With the first 9/11 wrongful death suit set for trial in April 2010, and the defendants requesting a continuance, is it justice delayed, justice denied?
Can a blast of light kill breast cancer?A revolutionary treatment for breast cancer which destroys tumours with a blast of laser light was unveiled by doctors today. The technique involves no surgery, can be carried out in only a few minutes and does not harm healthy cells.
Jurors fail to understand rape victimsRape trial juries need better guidance in the courtroom — and a better understanding of rape victims — to help them reach their verdict. Professor Vanessa Munro of The University of Nottingham and Dr Louise Ellison of the University of Leeds found jurors have a poor understa …
AP Wire | Jacksonville.comA joint venture formed by the nation's six largest cable operators is suspending trials of its first advertising product before it even gets off the ground
First of possibly many trials begins for rape suspect - Bay News 9The first witnesses are scheduled to begin testifying today in Tampa in the trial of an accused rapist.
Medical Marijuana's Whipping Boy, Charlie Lynch, to be Sentenced June 11; Faces five years for legally operating a dispensary in California - Reason MagazineCharlie Lynch is the medical marijuana dispensary owner whose business, fully legal under California state law, was raided by federal agents in 2007. At his federal trial last year, Lynch was not allowed to mention the legal status of medical marijuana under California state law …
In the last installment of the long-running Guantanamo Show, the Congress asserted its primacy by refusing to fund the closure of the American facility in Cuba, and President Obama announced that, to administer justice to detainees, he may use the Bush-era military tribunal trial …
Shell on Trial for Causing the Dealth Of AfricansA landmark trial against oil giant Royal Dutch Shell's alleged involvement in human rights violations in the Niger Delta begins this Wednesday in a federal court in New York.
Last Friday afternoon, President Obama announced he would resume the military commissions trials for several high-level al-Qaeda detainees.
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