Defense
Dem senator presses Pentagon on Guantanamo feeding
The force-feeding of terror suspects at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, runs counter to international standards, medical ethics and the practices at American prisons, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday in pressing the Pentagon to establish a more humane treatment. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., ...
Bill could reduce illegal immigration 25 percent
Supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation rejected a challenge Wednesday from Senate conservatives demanding evidence that the nation's borders are secure before millions living in the United States unlawfully can gain legal status. The vote came as lawmakers on both sides of the issue digested a startling Congressional Budget Office forecast ...
Father of man found dead in jail cell speaks out
The father of a Utah Army veteran found hanging dead recently in his jail cell says the jail failed to protect his son. The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reports (http://bit.ly/12ay5uw) that Michael Stewart told Weber County Commissioners Tuesday that jail officials ignored his son and his complaints about conditions. The 39-year-old ...
Pompeo tries to reassure Kansans on surveillance
Seeking to quell fears about government electronic surveillance, the newest Republican member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday the programs are critical to keeping the country safe. U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas said there is a concerted effort to inform the public about the need for the ...
Oversight board concerned about NSA surveillance
In an interview this week with television talk show host Charlie Rose, Obama said he planned to meet with the oversight board and "set up and structure a national conversation" about the NSA's surveillance programs and also "about the general problem of these big data sets because this is not ...
Ex-chief of Cleveland VA Medical Center indicted
A former director of the Veterans Affairs medical center in Cleveland is accused of accepting bribes and has been indicted on federal charges in a long-running county corruption investigation. Federal authorities allege William Montague took bribes in exchange for influencing VA decisions and development projects. Montague pleaded not guilty Wednesday ...
6 arrested in La. in explosives investigation
The president and at least two other executives of a Louisiana explosives recycling company were among six people arrested Tuesday in the investigation of how the material was stored. The Explo Systems employees were indicted June 10 and allowed to turn themselves in. Each is free on $50,000 bond. Each ...
Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina
Less than a week after Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed gun restrictions into law in April, gun manufacturer PTR Industries said it intended to leave the state to avoid the damage it expected to be inflicted on its business. On Wednesday, the rifle manufacturer kept its promise, announcing it ...
Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts
By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to agree. Relations between Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are tense, reflecting ...
Defense: US man never joined Syrian al-Qaida group
A U.S. Army veteran was confused and mistaken when he told authorities he fought with an al-Qaida group seeking to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, his defense lawyer said Wednesday in court papers. In March, federal prosecutors in Alexandria charged Eric Harroun, 30, of Phoenix, with using ...
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