PEORIA, Ill. — A man whose case sparked a furious legal debate over whether the government can hold terrorism suspects indefinitely entered a surprise guilty plea, admitting to training in al-Qaida camps and coming to the nation's heartland a day be
WASHINGTON — Propelled through the House by anti-business sentiment in tough economic times, legislation putting new reins on the credit card industry now goes to the Senate, where the bill's prospects appear promising.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors moved Friday to dismiss espionage-related charges against two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of disclosing classified U.S. defense information, ending a tortuous inside-the-Beltway legal battle rife with na
WASHINGTON — U.S. government health officials warned dieters and bodybuilders Thursday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death.
Attorneys representing an inmate who alleges he was tortured into confessing by members of a Chicago police unit are a step closer to questioning that unit's commander.
As the number of suspected swine flu cases in Illinois increased to 17 from nine in just 24 hours, the federal government sent medical supplies and medicines here to help health workers combat the problem.
LOS ANGELES — Ernie Barnes, an African-American figurative painter and former lineman for the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos, has died. He was 70.
