The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday proposed stricter smog standards that would replace the Bush administration's broader 2008 national smog regulations , complying with scientific recommendations. The new smog restrictions would reduce the...
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An official from the US Department of Defense (DOD) said Wednesday that about one in five detainees freed from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay have returned to terrorist activities, according to a...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided on a military prosecution for Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee Obaidullah , according to court filings Wednesday. Obaidullah was initially charged by the military...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has requested federal assistance to pay more than $200 million annually for security for the upcoming trial of five 9/11 suspects, according to a letter made...
US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced new rules for obtaining leases for oil and gas drilling on public lands. The new rules were designed to provide a greater public voice in...
Honduran prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges against three military chiefs in connection with the ouster of former president Manuel Zelaya in June. The attorney general's office filed abuse of power charges [El Heraldo report,...
The US Marshals Service will conduct an extensive review of courthouse security nationwide, Assistant Director for Judicial Security Michael Prout told the Associated Press on Wednesday. The announcement of a security review comes...
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the trial over the constitutionality of Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California, will be videotaped and broadcast on YouTube. Judge Vaughn Walker of the US District Court for...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been indicted on six counts for allegedly attempting to set off an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 bound...
An Iranian parliamentary inquiry has found that Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi was responsible for the deaths of at least three detainees involved in protests that followed the June 12 presidential election , the...
