Guantanamo hunger strike renews debates over indefinite detention, ethics of force-feeding Twice a day at the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, guards take a number of detainees from their cells, one at a time, to a camp clinic or a private room on their block. The detainees are offered a hot meal or a liquid nutritional supplement and, if they refuse, they are strapped into a chair. More
Wesley Snipes released from prison Actor Wesley Snipes has been released from a federal prison where he was serving a three-year sentence after being convicted on tax charges in February 2010. More
Enron's Jeff Skilling could get early release from prison Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who is serving a 24-year prison term for his role in the energy giant's epic collapse, could get out of prison early under an agreement being discussed by his attorneys and the Justice Department, CNBC has learned. More
Biden Administration Moving Ahead on New $1 Bln Arms Sale to Israel, Congressional Aides Say The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it plans to move forward on a new $1 billion sale of arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides say. It's the first arms shipment to ... 05/15/2024 - 5:08 am | View Link
The Latest | Defense questions Cohen's motivations for cooperating with prosecutors NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe returned to the witness stand and could face a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers. Michael Cohen 's testimony this week ... 05/14/2024 - 4:26 am | View Link
The Latest | Cohen questioned on his past praise for Trump (Mark Peterson/New York Magazine via AP, Pool) Former President Donald Trump arrives at ... in August 2018 to federal charges involving the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels and other, unrelated ... 05/14/2024 - 2:50 am | View Link
The Latest | Defense expects cross-examination of Cohen to last through Thursday, transcript shows Donald Trump’s lawyers will get a chance to question his former lawyer Michael Cohen on cross-examination following a lunch break in the former president’s hush money trial. Cohen ... 05/14/2024 - 12:50 am | View Link
Russian assault opens new front, diverting Ukraine forces as Western aid trickles in Russian troops were locked in intense battles with Ukrainian soldiers around the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast Ukraine on Monday, pushing ahead with a ground offensive that opened a new ... 05/13/2024 - 12:45 am | View Link