He Gone! Another Republican Hopeful Quits The Race

Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin abruptly pulled out of the 2016 U.S. presidential race on Monday, doomed by a lightning-quick collapse from serious contender to also-ran candidate struggling to raise money.

Walker’s departure left his rivals seeking the Republican nomination for the November 2016 presidential…

'Baby Doe's' Mother Held on $1M Bail

The mother of a young girl dubbed Baby Doe and identified almost three months after her remains washed up inside a trash bag on a Boston Harbor beach was ordered held on $1 million cash bond Monday, and the mother’s boyfriend was denied bail on murder charges.
Rachelle Bond…

$1Millon Bond For Suspect in Highway Shooting

A 21-year-old man arrested in connection with a spate of shootings along a major highway through Arizona made his initial court appearance on Saturday and said authorities had “the wrong guy.”

Leslie Allen Merritt Jr of the Phoenix suburb of Glendale faces a range of charges that include…

The US Military Vs. Bowe Bergdahl

U.S. military prosecutors said in opening statements on Thursday that Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former prisoner of war in Afghanistan held for five years before being swapped in 2014 for five Taliban leaders, deliberately left his post.

The prosecutors said at a preliminary hearing to establish probable cause…

GM Will Pay $900M in Defect Linked to 169 Deaths

General Motors agreed to pay $900 million to fend off criminal prosecution over the deadly ignition-switch scandal, striking a deal that brought criticism down on the Justice Department for not bringing charges against individual employees.
The switches, which can slip out of the “run” position and cut off the…