Mar 18th, 2010 · The current law punishes crack users 100 times more heavily than powder cocaine users. Critics say the sentencing disparity has had a huge impact on people of color, partly because crack cocaine is much cheaper. A bill passed by the Senate brings the 100-to-1 ratio down to 18-to-1.
Mar 18th, 2010 · The current law punishes crack users 100 times more heavily than powder cocaine users. Critics say the sentencing disparity has had a huge impact on people of color, partly because crack cocaine is much cheaper. A bill passed by the Senate brings the 100-to-1 ratio down to 18-to-1.
Mar 11th, 2010 · A judge called the plot to hide the shooting of unarmed residents crossing a bridge a "despicable" scheme that immeasurably compounded Hurricane Katrina's damage. Jeffrey Lehrmann pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony, meaning he knew about the crime and didn't report it. He faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Mar 10th, 2010 · Tribune Company CEO Randy Michaels has banned 119 "newsspeak" words and phrases from crossing the lips of anchors and reporters at WGN-AM. Wait Wait's Ian Chillag tries to use all the newly banned words in one sentence.
Mar 4th, 2010 · Two Germans and two Turkish men were convicted Thursday over a foiled 2007 plot to attack U.S. targets in Germany and given prison sentences ranging up to 12 years.
Feb 28th, 2010 · In early February, a federal court in New York convicted Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui of attempted murder of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The FBI says she was an al-Qaida operative. She says she was held in secret custody by Pakistan and the U.S. and tortured, which the U.S. denies.
Feb 26th, 2010 · This week has been a crucial one for the U.S. economy. Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before Congress on the Federal Reserve's exit-strategy. That is: How will officials turn the life support system off for the U.S. financial sector without destroying the system.
Feb 24th, 2010 · An Italian court convicted three current and former Google executives for privacy violations in a case that dealt directly with how the Internet is regulated in Italy. In 2006, students at an Italian school filmed and uploaded a clip to Google's Italian Web site showing them bullying a schoolmate with Down syndrome. The court ruled the victim's privacy had been violated, and sentenced three executives to six-month suspended sentences.