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Former New York governor Spitzer speaks at the Reuters Global Financial Regulation Summit in New York

Spitzer Sued for Libel Over His Slate Column

Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was hit with two libel lawsuits seeking $90 million by former Marsh & McLennan Cos executives over a column posted on Slate.com about an insurance bid-rigging scandal.

New York Prosecutors Set to Drop Strauss-Kahn Case

Former IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Prosecutors on Monday appeared set to drop sexual assault charges against former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a stunning reversal in the case against a man who many had seen as the next president of France.
American hikers Shane Bauer (L) and Josh Fattal with their translator at the first session of their trial in Tehran

Iran Jails U.S. Hikers as Spies for 8 Years

Two Americans held in Iran for more than two years have been convicted as spies and sentenced to eight years' jail, Iranian TV reported on Saturday, a verdict that will further strain already very poor relations with Washington.
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Lawyer Goldfarb gets 3 years prison in insider case

A lawyer caught up in the government's massive insider trading investigation was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to participating in a scheme to trade on corporate secrets from a prominent law firm.
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Texas vampire Arrest Sparks Discussion on Pop Culture

The arrest of a Texas man who broke into a woman's house, threw her against a wall and tried to suck her blood over the weekend has sparked discussion over the impact of vampire books and movies on U.S. youth culture.
Latest Pictures of Casey Anthony Released from Orange County Jail.

Casey Anthony Freed: Who Killed Caylee Then?

Casey Anthony was freed from the Orange County Jail in the wee hours of Sunday morning, making her way through hundreds of protestors, who thronged the jail perimeter carrying banners and shouting killer.

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