22 Apr
George Zimmerman released from Florida jail
George Zimmerman has been released from a Florida jail after posting $150,000 bond as he awaits trial for the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Breaking News- Lawyer Cliff Sloan faces tough assignment: Closing GuantanamoBy Steve Holland and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cliff Sloan has represented Jon Bon Jovi's band in legal matters and argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, he has perhaps his toughest assignment: Helping to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Washington attorney was named on Monday as the State Department's Guantanamo Bay envoy, a central player in President Barack Obama's renewed push to make good on a 2008 campaign promise to shut the installation where the United States holds terrorism suspects. ...
- Airlines' performance improves, lags other industries: U.S. pollBy Chris Michaud (Reuters) - U.S. consumers are more satisfied with airlines in recent years but the industry still gets relatively low marks, mainly due to the onboard experience, according to a new customer poll released on Tuesday. The American Consumer Satisfaction Index, which surveys some 70,000 U.S. customers annually on more than 40 industries ranging from apparel and hospitals to banks and insurance, found only television and internet service providers ranked lower. ...
- Lawyers probe jurors for hidden agendas in Trayvon Martin murder caseBy Barbara Liston SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A white man with a chest-length gray beard wrote in a questionnaire for prospective jurors that he could keep an open mind about George Zimmerman's guilt or innocence but he failed to mention the $20 donation he made to the murder defendant's legal fund. The donation came to light in open court Monday under questioning by state prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda. "Don't you have a stake in this already?" Rionda asked the man. ...
- Snowden: U.S. ‘not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me’Edward Snowden, America's most-wanted whistle-blower, says the truth about the government spying program he revealed will eventually come out, regardless of what happens to him. "All I can say right now is the US Government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me," Snowden wrote in a live [...]
- Utah businessman known for good deeds accused of Internet fraudA Utah businessman known locally for his good deeds is being accused of masterminding a massive Internet fraud. According to a recent profile in The New York Times, heroic acts like rescuing lost hikers and piloting his own helicopter to deliver relief supplies to earthquake victims in Haiti may have been funded on the backs [...]
- Ontario couple finds 400-year-old skeleton, gets $5,000 billA Canadian couple who recently stumbled upon a 400-year-old skeleton is now saddled with a $5,000 bill, the Star reports. Two weeks ago, Ken Campbell of Sarnia, Ontario, came upon some bones while digging postholes in his backyard. His wife, Nicole Sauve, encouraged him to unearth the rest of the skeleton. Ontario police, who cordoned [...]
- Stories of quarrels and belligerence show the dark side of Father’s DayTool or tie? As Father’s Day nears, answering that question is, for some, as complex as the holiday gets. Heed the ads trotted out by hardware store chains and clothing retailers, and Father’s Day is merely the time to give him a gift and say, “Thanks, Dad." But as many of us—whether we’re 8 or [...]
- Australian general delivers PSA aimed at sexists in the armyAustralia's Chief of Army Lt. Gen. David Morrison has a message to all those serving in the Australian army: "Those who think that it's OK to behave in a way that demeans or exploits their colleagues have no place in this army." Morrison's videotaped comments were made in response to an ongoing investigation into the [...]
- Ex-hitman: I was heartbroken Bulger was informantBOSTON (AP) — An ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had become an FBI informant.
- Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earthSYDNEY (AP) — Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex.
- Lawyer Cliff Sloan faces tough assignment: Closing Guantanamo
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