Prosecutors are rarely held accountable for misconduct and mistakes that have left innocent people imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit, according to report Tuesday by a nonprofit group that investigates possible wrongful convictions. The Innocence Project’s report coincides with the ...
Read More »US hacks iPhone, ends legal battle but questions linger
The extraordinary legal fight pitting the Obama administration against technology giant Apple Inc. ended unexpectedly after the FBI said it used a mysterious method without Apple’s help to hack into a California mass shooter’s iPhone. Left unanswered, however, were questions ...
Read More »Official: Amendment could cost Kansas City $50 million
Kansas City could lose more than $50 million a year in economic activity connected to sports events if voters approve a constitutional amendment that would allow some Missouri business owners to refuse services for same-sex weddings because of their religious ...
Read More »Tea party activists hail federal appeals court ruling vs IRS
Tea party activists are heartened by a federal appeals court ruling that strengthens their legal push against the IRS for alleged targeting in past election cycles. A three-judge panel of the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals chastised government foot-dragging while ...
Read More »Supreme Court nominee formed lasting bonds at Harvard
From his first days at Harvard, Merrick Garland’s classmates pegged him as a star. Smartest guy in the room, self-confident, easygoing and thoughtful are some of the compliments they still pay him 40 years later. For Garland, President Barack Obama’s ...
Read More »Number of contracts to buy homes at highest point since July
More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February, with purchases surging in the Midwest ahead of the traditional spring buying season. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index rose 3.5 percent ...
Read More »Law enforcement investigators seek out private DNA databases
Investigators are broadening their DNA searches beyond government databases and demanding genetic information from companies that do ancestry research for their customers. Two major companies that research family lineage for fees around $200 say that over the last two years, ...
Read More »Despite coal woes, Peabody Energy official optimistic
The coal industry is struggling, but a spokesman for St. Louis-based Peabody Energy says neither coal nor the company is going away. Heavy debt loads are weighing on companies like Peabody that made acquisitions when coal prices peaked, prompting a ...
Read More »Kansas City presses to sell eyesore, vacant homes for a buck
Drawn to the idea of buying a house for just a buck, Dorian Blydenburgh paced through the century-old digs in south Kansas City and didn’t mind tree limbs on the living room floor, holes in the ceiling and a funky ...
Read More »Supreme Court rejects Blagojevich appeal in corruption case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dashed one of Rod Blagojevich’s last hopes to reduce his 14-year prison sentence by refusing to hear the former Illinois governor’s appeal of his remaining corruption convictions, including his attempt to sell an appointment ...
Read More »Biden: ‘There is no Biden rule’ on Supreme Court nominations
Vice President Joe Biden tried to clear his name and tout his record on Supreme Court nominations, calling Republican branding of his past remarks on the subject “ridiculous” and casting himself as a longtime advocate of bipartisan compromise in filling seats ...
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