A government watchdog group is suing the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency, claiming the agencies are refusing to release details of their alleged meetings and communications with director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal.
Derek Fisher's game-winning three-pointer put a pretty ribbon on a workmanlike 73-70 victory for the Los Angeles Lakers over the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks Monday.
The years-long delay in bringing three former Nortel Networks executives to trial for fraud has reinforced Canada's well-earned reputation as a laggard in markets enforcement, particularly when compared with the United States, its critics say.
Manhattan federal judge Jed Rakoff is certainly not shy about speaking for himself. In November, as you'll surely recall, Rakoff blocked a negotiated $285 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup over mortgage-linked securities. To say Rakoff had harsh words for the parties would be the understatement of the year. He railed against the bank and regulators an...
U.S. authorities on Tuesday unsealed criminal charges accusing a father and son team, both Russian citizens, of hacking into U.S. bank accounts and illegally snatching credit card numbers and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Veteran dissident has been indicted by Chinese authorities on charges of attempting to subvert the state for writing a poem urging people to gather to defend their freedoms, his lawyer said Tuesday, the latest in a string of indictments or trials of popular dissidents this year.
The murder trial of Dink brings to end a five-year odyssey that brought back terrible memories of Turkey’s troubled relations with its minorities, particularly Armenians.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday his bill rivaling the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act pending in the U.S. Congress now has more co-sponsors than SOPA.
The 30-year-old American has recovered from a freak foot injury.
Canadian police have charged a military official with leaking government secrets to a foreign entity, the first case in recent memory of a Canadian facing espionage charges at home.
The sinking of the Costa Concordia cruise ship will be followed by months of litigation, with families of victims, wounded passengers and crew members sure to file suit against Carnival. What is the legal precedent for the maritime case?
In a 2009 interview Rabczewska said she doubted the Christian holy book because it's hard to believe in something that was written be someone drunk on wine and smoking some herbs, according to The Associated Press.
Almost half a century later after President Lyndon Johnson signed the U.S. Voting Rights Act with the Rev. Martin Luther King present, a debate has emerged over whether the powers the legislation confers on the federal government are still necessary.
The defense began its case Tuesday in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who, according to the prosecution, is complicit in the killing of hundreds of protestors during last year's uprising against his regime.
Aerospace group EADS batted away concerns over the financing needed to maintain a record wave of jet deliveries this year, as bumper orders from its Airbus unit and a major Japanese leasing deal provided fresh evidence of Asia's rising economic power.
British government officials are determined to expel Qatada from the country.
Kansas is the latest state to introduce personhood legislation, which aims to outlaw abortion by declaring life begins at the moment of conception.
A new report from Brookings Institute shows President Barack Obama faces more federal judicial vacancies than he can keep up with and a longer confirmation process for his choices.
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales announced on Monday that the free online encyclopedia will go dark for 24 hours on Jan. 18, in protest over Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an anti-piracy bill under consideration before the Congress.
Italian coast guard officials said, on Monday, the number of people missing from the wreckage of the Costa Concordia has increased to 29.
Venezuela's Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said on Sunday his country intends to exit the World Bank's arbitration hearing against ExxonMobil.
Despite the bankruptcy of Hostess Bakeries, the Twinkie brand still has enormous equity and could be a valuable asset to a new Hostess or an acquirer, venerable brand expert Clive Chajet told International Business Times.