The Obama administration seems bent on changing policy in many areas including illegal immigration. This report suggests change is not only preferable, but necessary to make the U.S. safer. By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — As the Obama administration vows to re-engineer immigration policy to target criminals, a new report says…
It seems more often now, tough-guy mobsters are turning into big time snitches. In Brooklyn federal court Tuesday, Gambino solidier Peter Zucarro was on the stand helping out prosecutors nail mobster Charles Carneglia. BY JOANNA MOLLOY DAILY NEWS COLUMNIST BROOKLYN — It was a day of naming names in Brooklyn Federal Court Tuesday. You know:…
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For investigators, it’s a headache worth tackling. But will advances in science be enough to crack the case? BY NATASHA KORECKI AND FRANK MAIN Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — Investigators have breathed new life into the decades-old, unsolved Tylenol killings, prompted by advances in forensic technology and new tips on the crimes, FBI officials said today….
After Sept. 11, 2001, New York City assembled one darn impressive counter-terrorism unit. Christopher Dickey, a Newsweek correspondent, takes an in depth look at the department in his latest book. By DWIGHT GARNER New York Times Book Review Roland Emmerich’s 1998 remake of “Godzilla,” starring Matthew Broderick and Jean Reno, was a hapless piece of…
Now that the government has released a barrage of documents, the question remains: What’s Bond’s defense? It better be good. Lance Williams and Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle SAN FRANCISCO — Former Giants slugger Barry Bonds used the BALCO designer steroid “the clear” during the 2003 baseball season and also was taking a female fertility…
By Steve Mills and Jeff Coen Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors continue to investigate decades-old allegations that Chicago police routinely tortured murder suspects, focusing on a half-dozen detectives following the recent indictment of former Cmdr. Jon Burge, the alleged ringleader, sources said. Subpoenas served on the city show that prosecutors are looking at detectives…
Things are quickly changing at the Justice Department — quicker than expected. By Ari Shapiro NPR All Things Considered WASHINGTON — On Monday, the Justice Department undid a small part of the damage that top officials caused in a scandal of politicized hiring and firing during the Bush administration. The department rehired an attorney who…
