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Monsignor Lynn Found Guilty of Covering Up Child Sex Abuse

On Friday, after 10 weeks of testimony in a trial that dissected the borders between personal responsibility and institutional constraints,…

“A Controlling Cop, a Cowardly Cop, and a Criminal Cop”: NYPD Officer Sentenced to Prison

On Friday, former NYPD officer Michael Dragjati was sentenced to almost five years in prison for falsely arresting and fabricating…

Oil and U.S. Stocks Perk Friday after Thursday’s Nosedive

Oil and U.S. stocks are rebounding after investors psyched themselves this Thursday, when the stock market hit its second worst-decline…

ITU Aims to Use UN Summit To Limit Internet Freedom

We are told as adults not to buy too much into the demonizing of certain enemies to America such as…

Oldest U.S. Federal Judge, Robert Kelleher, Dies at 99

It was announced earlier this week that Senior US District Judge Robert J. Kelleher, who was the oldest serving federal…

Nasdaq Postpones Date for Submitting Requests by Brokers Over Loss from Facebook IPO

On Wednesday, Nasdaq OMX issued a notice to traders postponing the June 20 date by which brokers and traders who…

House Panel Holds Holder in Contempt of Congress

On Wednesday, a congressional panel voted to charge Attorney General Eric Holder with contempt of Congress following the exercise of…

CEO of Oracle Corp to Buy Lanai Island in Hawaii

  Larry Ellison, the CEO for Oracle Corp., is closing in on a deal for 98 percent of Hawaii’s pineapple…

President Obama Invokes Executive Privilege

Executive privilege was invoked by President Barack Obama on Wednesday to withhold documents that a House committee asked to see…

Assange Holed up in Ecuador Embassy and Strategizing His Next Move

Julian Assange, freedom-speaker, and freedom of speech poster child who founded WikiLeaks is in a tight spot. He's ducked into…

Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Executive, Faces Lawmakers

Jamie Dimon, the Chief Executive for JPMorgan Chase, made an appearance in front of lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.…

Monsanto Sues DuPont over Seed Technology

On Monday, Monsanto filed a lawsuit against DuPont at the U.S. District Court in St. Louis over allegations that DuPont…