Crime
Hagel Urges Cadets to End Scourge of Sex Assault
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged graduating West Point cadets to stamp out the scourge of harrassment and sexual assault in the military. He called the issue a "profound betrayal of sacred oaths and trusts". (May 25)
Raw: Gay Rights Activists March in Ukraine
At least 50 gay rights activists marched peacefully in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on Saturday, despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event. Riot police prevented attempts to attack the marchers. (May 25)
Today in History May 25
Highlights of this day in history: "Star Wars" --- written and directed by George Lucas --- premieres; Former Enron execs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling are convicted of conspiracy and fraud; Jay Leno begins as host of N-B-C's "The Tonight Show....
Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'
Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. The award-winning show about the dysfunctional Bluth family returns Sunday, seven years after Fox cancelled the series. The revival coincides with Netflix's own resounding comeback from a customer ...
American Held in Grisly Czech Murders
Kevin Dahlgren is ordered jailed until Czech authorities file formal charges. He's accused of killing his uncle, aunt and cousins while living with them in Brno, Czech Republic. (May 24)
UK-bound Pakistan Plane Diverted, 2 Men Arrested
Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft Friday after a U.K. fighter jet was scrambled to divert their plane as it traveled from Pakistan to Britain, officials said. (May 24)
Officials: Tsarnaev Friend Linked to Slaying
A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said...
Obama:Sexual Assault Threatens Trust in Military
Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Barack Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to contain what has become a growing epidemic. (M...
Obama: Sexual Assault Threatens Trust in Militar
Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Barack Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to contain what has become a growing epidemic. (M...
Obama defends drones, sees narrower terror threat
President Barack Obama sought to move the U.S. beyond the war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida. Obama also offered his most vigorous public defense yet of drone strikes ...
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