AP Photo WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama linked his economic policies to his Christian faith, saying on Thursday that meeting the nation’s challenges requires strong values as much as smart policies. Obama, making his third appearance as president at the National Prayer Breakfast, used his remarks to justify many of his actions, such as […]
AP Photo WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama linked his economic policies to his Christian faith, saying on Thursday that meeting the nation’s challenges requires strong values as much as smart policies. Obama, making his third appearance as president at the National Prayer Breakfast, used his remarks to justify many of his actions, such as […]
Photo by Randy von Liski CHICAGO (AP) — An inmate who says Chicago police officers tortured him into confessing to a brutal rape can present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday in a ruling that could have implications for as many as 20 other inmates seeking similar […]
Photo by Randy von Liski CHICAGO (AP) — An inmate who says Chicago police officers tortured him into confessing to a brutal rape can present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday in a ruling that could have implications for as many as 20 other inmates seeking similar […]
From left, FBI Director Robert Mueller, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and CIA Director David Petraeus take their seats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, prior to testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to assess current and future national security threats. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials […]
From left, FBI Director Robert Mueller, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and CIA Director David Petraeus take their seats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, prior to testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to assess current and future national security threats. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials […]
NEW YORK (MintPress) — Former CIA officer and media darling John Kiriakou, who was recently charged with espionage, lying to investigators and disclosing the identity of a covert agent, is not the only one in the family facing an uncertain future. In the wake of Kiriakou’s arrest last month, his wife Heather, a top CIA analyst, […]
NEW YORK (MintPress) — Former CIA officer and media darling John Kiriakou, who was recently charged with espionage, lying to investigators and disclosing the identity of a covert agent, is not the only one in the family facing an uncertain future. In the wake of Kiriakou’s arrest last month, his wife Heather, a top CIA analyst, […]
Photo by Julie Jordan Scott (MintPress)—New census data reveals that in America, the world’s richest country, a record number of people — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are subsisting on earnings qualifying them as low income. And- even more shocking perhaps is the statistic from a study done by […]
Photo by Julie Jordan Scott (MintPress)—New census data reveals that in America, the world’s richest country, a record number of people — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are subsisting on earnings qualifying them as low income. And- even more shocking perhaps is the statistic from a study done by […]
Photo by Joi Ito NEW YORK (AP) — Four New York City police officers have been stripped of their guns and badges after a video surfaced of them striking and kicking a suspect. The internal affairs department is investigating, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Wednesday. The officers are on desk duty in the meantime, he […]
Photo by Joi Ito NEW YORK (AP) — Four New York City police officers have been stripped of their guns and badges after a video surfaced of them striking and kicking a suspect. The internal affairs department is investigating, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Wednesday. The officers are on desk duty in the meantime, he […]
AP Photo DALLAS (AP) — The parent of American Airlines wants to eliminate about 13,000 jobs — 15 percent of its workforce — as the nation’s third-biggest airline remakes itself under bankruptcy protection. The company aims to cut labor costs by 20 percent under bankruptcy protection, and will soon begin negotiations with its three major […]
AP Photo DALLAS (AP) — The parent of American Airlines wants to eliminate about 13,000 jobs — 15 percent of its workforce — as the nation’s third-biggest airline remakes itself under bankruptcy protection. The company aims to cut labor costs by 20 percent under bankruptcy protection, and will soon begin negotiations with its three major […]