The hurried burial of Osama bin Laden's body at sea, which U.S. officials claim was done in accordance with Muslim rituals and practice, has angered some Islamic scholars even as others said the Americans did the right thing.O
It may not be true that Osama bin Laden is dead and buried at sea, according to two Pakistani TV stations and some Americans, who feel he is still alive.
Osama bin Laden was hurriedly buried at sea in accordance with Muslim rituals and practice, say U.S. officials, a claim opposed by Islamic scholars worldwide even as some Americans wonder whether he is really dead.
Dish Network Corp. and its former unit EchoStar Corp. have agreed to pay TiVo Inc. $500 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit over use of its 'Time Warp' digital video recorder (DVR) technology.
U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a security alert in the country and travel alert worldwide for Americans, expecting retaliatory attacks from terrorist organizations worldwide, especially Al Qaeda, after news spread that dreaded terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a targeted U.S. operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Osama Bin Laden was killed early Monday in a fierce firefight with U.S forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
U.S. President Barack Obama has warned Americans worldwide to brace for a retaliation from terrorist organizations after news broke out that Osama Bin Laden, one of the world's most dreaded terrorists, was early on Monday in a U.S. targeted operation carried out by CIA agents and U.S. military forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Mean Girls star Lindsay Lohan has acknowledged her wrongdoings and is ready and willing to plead no contest to charges that she had stolen a $2,500 necklace from Kamofie & Co., a swanky jewelry store, in Los Angeles.
Tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill, who has created, inked and copyrighted former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson's iconic facial tattoo, has hauled Hollywood movie producer Warner Bros. to court for using the tattoo design without his consent in the upcoming comedy movie The Hangover: Part II.
Tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill, who has created, inked and copyrighted former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson's iconic facial tattoo, has hauled Hollywood film producer Warner Bros. to court for using the tattoo design without his consent in the upcoming comedy movie The Hangover: Part II.
Lawyers of Dr. Conrad Murray, the prime accused in the high-profile manslaughter trial of pop star Michael Jackson has requested a delay in the trial as they need more time to prepare to cross-examine new prosecution witnesses.
Mean Girls star Lindsay Lohan, who was handed down 120 days in jail and 480 hours of community service for violating her probation, said she is kinda shocked by the sentence but is ready to face the consequences for attempting to steal a $2,500 necklace from a swanky jewelry store in Los Angeles and will plead no contest to the theft charge as early as next week.
Former hedge fund manager Donald Longueuil has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud charges arising from an insider trading scheme in which he obtained and traded on material, non-public information, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said.
David Bart Goldstein, a Baltimore lawyer, has pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography.
The founder and president of a technology services company located in Rhode Island and Georgia has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence to bribing a public official in a kickback scheme netting more than $9 million of naval funds, United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha announced.
The Justice Department has announced that Johnny Mathis, 47, of Lecompte, La., pleaded guilty to two federal crimes for shooting at the home of three Hispanic men living across the street from him because of the victims' race and national origin.
Alchico Grant and Melinda Clayton were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama on a variety of charges stemming from an identity theft and tax fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Leura G. Canary and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have announced.
A former U.S. probation officer, Mark John Walker, 52, of Eugene, Ore., has pleaded guilty to charges related to his engaging in sexual contact or aggravated sexual abuse with female offenders who were under his direct supervision as a federal probation officer from 2006 to 2009. Sentencing is scheduled for July 18, 2011 before Chief U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, who is a visiting judge from Alaska.
U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter have sentenced Jeremy Matthew Moro, 33, and Joshua James Moro, 23 pursuant to their January 2011 guilty pleas to conspiring to violate the civil rights of an interracial couple by burning a cross near their home in Athens, La., in October 2008.
A former White House lawyer is all set to face trial for attempted murder and aggravated assault after plea negotiations broke down on Thursday.
People with criminal records are finding difficulty in getting jobs, prompting a spurt in lawsuits that challenge hiring policies that discriminate against applicants with criminal backgrounds.
DLA Piper, one of the biggest law firms in the world, has joined forces with California-based boutique law firm Stevens, O'Connell & Jacobs LLP to create a legal powerhouse in Sacramento.
Jacyee Lee Dugard's kidnappers, a California couple who held her captive for 18 years and sexually abused her, pleaded guilty on Thursday and face life sentence.
A woman who accused American Apparel Inc Chief Executive Dov Charney of keeping her as a teenage sex slave is now suing him and his clothing retailer for defamation and invasion of privacy.
The Law Offices of Marc S. Henzel (www.henzellaw.com) a firm focusing on shareholder litigation, is investigating the proposed buyout of TradeStation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAD) by Monex Group, Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 8698).
Joseph Massino testified today that John Gotti at one time plotted to murder him.
The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that John Bryk, 61, of Trumbull, has waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport to one count of conspiracy to make a false statement in a Department of Housing and Urban Development transaction.
CVS Pharmacy Inc., the retail pharmacy division of CVS Caremark Corporation that operates more than 7,000 retail pharmacies in 41 states and the District of Columbia, has agreed to pay the United States and 10 states $17.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations, the Justice Department said.
Two former Washington D.C. tax preparers have been indicted on tax charges, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced.
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, charging the Puerto Rico Department of Justice (PRDOJ) with employment discrimination for failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
