Tariq Aziz, top aide to Saddam Hussein, dies in hospital
The
debonair Iraqi diplomat who made his name by staunchly defending Saddam
Hussein to the world during three wars and was later sentenced to death
as part of the regime that killed hundreds of thousands of its own
people, has died in a hospital in southern Iraq, officials said. He was
79.Read More ...
Family names alleged victim of Dennis Hastert sex abuse
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Prosecutor: Germanwings pilot contacted dozens of doctors
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — A state prosecutor says a co-pilot with a history of depression who crashed a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps had reached out to dozens of doctors ahead of the disaster. The revelation suggests Andreas Lubitz was seeking advice about an undisclosed ailment.
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Police try to determine if 3 Colorado shootings are linked
LOVELAND,
Colo. (AP) — Police in northern Colorado are investigating any possible
link between the slaying of a man on a neighborhood sidewalk and two
previous shootings of a bicyclist and a driver.Read More ...
Friend of Boston bomber sentenced to three-and-a-half years for obstruction
By
Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - A Kazakh exchange student who was
friends with the Boston Marathon bomber was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in
U.S. federal prison on Friday for removing a backpack containing
fireworks from the suspect's room during a massive manhunt. Azamat
Tazhayakov was the second of three friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be
sentenced for going to Tsarnaev's dorm room three days after the April
2013 bombing, after the FBI released images of Tsarnaev and his older
brother, Tamerlan, identifying them as suspects.Read More ...
Bikers jailed for deadly Texas fight seek faster bail hearings
By
Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Lawyers for 144 people jailed
after a deadly fight between motorcycle gangs last month in Waco, Texas,
have filed a petition seeking prompt bail hearings, saying state
authorities are unlawfully dragging their heels in processing the group.
The petition filed on Thursday in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
also seeks more judges to help speed up hearings set to start on June 16
for the group that has been jailed since May 17 on initial bond of $1
million each, a sum too high for most to pay. "At the current speed of
bond hearings, scores of people will never even be reached for
potentially weeks or months," the petition said.Read More ...
Texas man sentenced to prison for trying to join Islamic State
An Austin, Texas man was sentenced on Friday to almost seven years in prison for attempting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group. Michael Wolfe, 24, was sentenced to 82 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks in Austin, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.
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'Female viagra' pill gets preliminary OK from FDA
An
advisory panel to the FDA has recommended approval of flibanserin, a
pill touted by Sprout Pharmaceuticals as a viable treatment for women
with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder-a persistent lack of desire for
sex.Read More ...
Rick Perry joins crowded GOP field in 2016 race
Yahoo’s Bianna Golodryga and guests take a closer look at the former Texas governor’s chances and the crowded GOP field.Read More ...
Meet the man at the heart of the gay marriage fight
Katie Couric talks with the lead plaintiff in a Supreme Court case that could change gay rights in America forever.Read More ...
Bush and Clinton seem inevitable. Except to voters.
Voters aren't going to have their nominees dictated to them, Yahoo's Matt Bai writes.Read More ...
U.S. officials: Massive breach of federal personnel data
The
Obama administration is scrambling to assess the impact of a massive
data breach involving the agency that handles security clearances and
employee records, U.S. officials said Thursday. A congressional ...Read More ...
Accused former FIFA Vice President Warner vows to tell all
Former
FIFA Vice President Jack Warner, a central figure in world soccer's
deepening scandal, has vowed to tell investigators all he knows about
corruption within the sport's governing body. In a paid political
address entitled "The gloves are off" broadcast in Trinidad and Tobago
late on Wednesday, Warner said he feared for his life, but would reveal
everything he knows. "There can be no reversal of the course of action
I've now embarked upon," said Warner, a prominent local politician and
businessman.Read More ...
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