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FocusBradley Manning and leaks to news media: Is US pursuit too hot?Bradley Manning's mass disclosures to WikiLeaks 'triggered an intense reaction' inside the Obama administration to squelch future leaks to journalists 鈥� and to hunt down leakers, experts say. That reaction, in turn, is stirring debate about the right balance between secrecy and transparency.
Fort Hood trial: Nidal Hasan rests his defense with no witnesses, no testimonyThe court-martial for Maj. Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 fellow soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, is now headed for closing arguments, the eventual verdict, and, if he鈥檚 found guilty, sentencing.
WikiLeaks case: Bradley Manning gets 35 years for leaking classified filesThe 35-year sentence given Pfc. Bradley Manning 鈥� he could be out in 10 years 鈥� for the largest leak of classified information in US history聽reflects the complexity of the case, including harm to national security and how the Army dealt with his problems.
9/11 defendant leaves Guant谩namo hearing, citing 'psychological torture'Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, one of five 9/11 defendants at the military commission trial at Guant谩namo, told the judge that problems with the food amounted to torture by the military guards.
Guant谩namo: Secret evidence is thorny issue at 9/11 pretrial hearingAt Guant谩namo,聽Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged 9/11 co-conspirators were back in court. Their lawyers complained about not being able to show them 'classified' evidence.
263 arrested in gang sweep targeting MS-13263 arrested in gang sweep: Of the 263 gang members arrested in the nationwide sweep by ICE, 60 percent were MS-13 members.
Judge: Bradley Manning 'had reason to believe' his acts could injure the US (+vldeo)In her final report before sentencing US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, the court-martial judge said his聽conduct was 'of a heedless nature that made it actually and imminently dangerous to others.'
Bradley Manning: 'I鈥檓 sorry that my actions hurt the United States'Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, in the sentencing phase of his court martial, apologized for leaking classified items to WikiLeaks. Manning's lawyers put much of the blame on Army officers who failed to address his emotional troubles.- Body cams for N.Y.C. police as a check on 'stop and frisk': a good idea?The judge who found the NYPD's stop and frisk policy to be unconstitutional wants the city to test body cameras on officers, as a possible remedy. Experts see pros and cons. Early data from other police departments are encouraging.
Seeking martyrdom, Nidal Hasan raises little fuss in Fort Hood courtroomMaj. Nidal Hasan, on trial for the 2009 Fort Hood attack that killed 13 soldiers, has acted contrary to many expectations, remaining cool and businesslike as witnesses recount the assault.
Baby Veronica custody case: Adoptive parents urge birth father to obey courtIn the aftermath of a case that went all the way to the US Supreme Court, Dusten Brown, birth father of 'Baby Veronica,' has refused to hand over the child, defying a court order. The adoptive parents on Wednesday made an appeal for her return.
Challenges to voter ID law put North Carolina at center of national battleNorth Carolina Gov. McCrory defended the new voter ID law as 'common sense' and popular, but two lawsuits in federal court say the measures will discriminate against African-American voters.
How to revamp NYPD's 'stop and frisk' policy? That's the hard part.A federal judge on Monday appointed an independent monitor to revise the New York Police Department's 'stop and frisk' policy, which the court said amounts to racial profiling. That won't be an easy task.
Whitey Bulger verdict: Mob boss is convicted of 11 killings, racketeeringJames 'Whitey' Bulger was convicted of 31 racketeering charges, which he barely contested. He also failed to show that his personal code barred him from killing women or serving as an FBI informant, a tie that battered the FBI's reputation.
Eric Holder proposes major shift in 'war on drugs'Attorney General Eric Holder wants federal prosecutors to avoid mandatory minimum sentences for some nonviolent drug offenders, saying prisons are overcrowded 'for no good law enforcement reason.'
鈥楽top and frisk鈥�: why a judge ruled the New York tactic unconstitutionalThe judge in the stop-and-frisk decision also appointed an independent monitor to ensure that the New York Police Department鈥檚 practices would be in line with constitutional standards in the future.- Asylum: Court decision on Albanian woman could create showdown on US rulesA US appeals court said an Albanian woman who feared being forced into prostitution if deported is eligible for asylum. With other courts having ruled differently, the issue could go to the Supreme Court.
Child porn arrests made in Rehtaeh Parsons cyberbullying caseTwo 18-year-olds face charges of distributing child pornography for allegedly posting online a photo of a sexual assault of Nova Scotia teenager Rehtaeh Parsons. She killed herself in April after what her parents describe as relentless taunting.聽
With NSA and NYPD under scrutiny, is tide turning on surveillance?The NYPD is dropping more than a half million names from its stop-and-frisk database, and NSA surveillance may face new scrutiny for reportedly sifting the actual content of Americans' e-mail.- Sliders at gas stations: New type of thiefSliders at gas stations: Sliders sneak into cars at gas stations and steal purses. What police recommend in order to counter this new crime.
