Adlene Hicheur, a Franco-Algerian nuclear physicist, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison, with one year suspended, because of his conviction in the plotting of terrorist attacks.
Former Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson surrendered to a federal penitentiary Friday to begin serving a 13-year sentence, according to reports.
Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins was caught with marijuana and two non-prescription pills.
Hong Kong-based diversified holding company Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (Hong Kong: 0013) resubmitted its ?2 billion ($2.62 billion) cash bid for Dublin-based Eircom Group Ltd., the closely held fixed, mobile and broadband telecommunications services provider.
The brother and co-conspirator of the man who assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995 was released Thursday after serving over 16 years in prison.
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) is suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), accusing leaders of the world's biggest retailer of not upholding the best interest of shareholders by quashing an investigation of bribery of public officials by its Mexican subsidiary.
An Indian High Court Thursday dismissed the notion that refusal to have sex without a condom will be considered as a basis for filing divorce.
The second largest U.S. public pension fund said on Thursday it had sued current and former executives and board members at Wal-Mart Stores Inc, alleging bribery and a cover-up in the company's expansion in Mexico.
Patricia Krentcil, the New Jersey mother who is accused of burning her 5-year-old daughter after taking her to a tanning salon, appeared in Superior court in Newark and pleaded not guilty. Krentcil is facing a second-degree child endangerment charge and on Wednesday entered a not guilty plea to the charges.
Linda Evangelista, the supermodel who once famously said she wouldn't get out of bed for anything less than $10,000 a day, is asking for $46, 000 a month in child support from her baby daddy Francois-Henri Pinault, who is currently married to actress Salma Hayek.
After The National Enquirer broke the story of presidential candidate John Edward's affair with Rielle Hunter, Edwards and his aides worried when Hunter appeared reluctant to deny the affair in court. Apparently, she offered to testify that she was abducted by aliens instead.
French fashion house Hermès successfully won a fake Birkin bag lawsuit on Tuesday
A torrent of third-party spending has produced a drastic spike in the amount of negative advertising during the 2012 election cycle, a new study finds.
The highly anticipated Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 event is minutes away, with fans gearing up for what is expected to be the official release of the Galaxy S3 phone.
A spokesperson confirmed Thursday that Lauren Socha would not be back to play 'Kelly Bailey' for the 'Misfits' season 4. Her decision to leave the show was nothing to with her arrest and subsequent charges for racial assault, the spokesperson said.
A survey of three swing states -- Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania -- show more voters want the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the health care law.
In the two-month aftermath of a chaotic 2007 election, at least 1,200 people were killed and anywhere from 300,000 to 600,000 were displaced from their homes.
The mysterious death of William Coyman, a retired teamster from Boston, Mass., has raised many questions about the circumstances surrounding the deadly incident. In August, the Beantown teamster stepped off an Amtrak train in New York City and collapsed on the platform at Pennsylvania station.
BP Plc. (NYSE: BP) won preliminary approval of its proposed $7.8 billion settlement of claims relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Here are some pictures of Adrienne Bosh, the new mother and wife of Chris Bosh.
Samsung Galaxy S3 enthusiasts have started to gather outside Oxford Street's Phones 4U branch, where they will be able to watch the unveiling of one of the most highly anticipated phones of the year.
Police have identified known Neo-Nazi 'Jason JT' Ready as the man who killed four people, including a toddler, and then committed suicide. Ready had been campaigning for the position of county sheriff in Gilbert, Ariz., near Phoenix, where the murders took place.
