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Despite assurances from Attorney General Eric Holder that trying the 911 Terrorists in civilian courts of New York City will be expeditious and just, these trials are already shaping up to be a platform for the masterminds of the 911...

Evaristo Rodriguez Sr. was speaking as a father -- not as a trainer -- when he urged his son Francisco this summer to abandon his pro boxing career as "Kid Aztec" to support his newborn daughter. "Dad, you opened all...

The former owners of the E2 nightclub, where a terrifying stampede killed and injured patrons in 2003, were each sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for not closing the second floor of their bar. "There are 21 people...

Executions were suspended in Kentucky Wednesday after its top court ruled the state must adopt and publish its protocols on the use of lethal injections. The case was brought forward by death row inmates who failed in 2008 to convince...

Michelle Obama orders thigh-high French boots Best Known As: Political Figure Gist: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is the wife of the forty-fourth President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady...

That's me," the woman said quietly as photos of her battered face -- hair matted with blood around a gaping wound to her scalp -- were displayed on a large video screen in Circuit Judge Evelyn Clay's courtroom. The photos,...

According to several news sources, including the New York Times, hacked computer files from a server at a British university have revealed that many of the leading scientific proponents of global warming have apparently been actively purposely skewing the data...

Sun-Times Media Cook County Board President Todd Stroger on Monday wielded his veto stamp a fourth time to try to prevent the board from rolling back some of an unpopular sales tax increase passed last year. The board was unable...

Chicago connections have been indicted on federal charges of running a marriage fraud scheme that paid American citizens thousands of dollars to marry immigrants in an effort to skirt immigration laws, the U.S. attorney's office said today.