GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The U.S. military is rigging up satellite television service and distributing Sudoku puzzles in Guantanamo prison cells even as the Obama administration works toward a goal of emptying them of detainees.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Still maintaining his innocence, music producer Phil Spector was sentenced on Friday to at least 19 years in prison for the 2003 murder of a Hollywood actress and could spend the rest of his life behind bars.
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida judge awarded nearly $1.2 billion on Friday to a Cuban American former CIA operative who hunted revolutionary Che Guevara, in a lawsuit he brought against Cuba over the suicide death of his father.
ATLANTA (Reuters) - When Seema Shrikhande goes to work, she drives. When she takes her son to school, they drive. And when she shopping, to the bank or to visit friends, she gets into her car, buckles up and hits the road.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday handed down 65-year prison sentences to two founders of a U.S. Islamic charity convicted of illegally funneling $12.4 million to the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. states and cities will face more gaping budget deficits before they can see the end of the current recession, even as some parts of the economy show signs of recovery.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is increasing its prosecutions of alleged acts of foreign bribery by U.S. corporations, forcing them to take costly steps to defend against scrutiny, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican Party needs to broaden its base rather than move farther to the political right to make gains against President Barack Obama’s Democrats, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday.
BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - The United States should review its policy on deporting West Indian criminals back to their home countries, Caribbean nations told U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Saturday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday sweeping reforms that restrict credit card interest rates and fees, marking a victory for Democrats trying to help recession-weary consumers and a setback for banks seeking to retain sorely-needed revenues.