• Supreme Court rejects challenge to Google's online library

    Supreme Court rejects challenge to Google's online library

    Apr 18, 2016 02:11 PM EST

    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court turned away a challenge Monday to Google's online book library from authors who complained that the project makes it harder for them to market their work. The justices let stand lower court rulings in favor of Mountain View, California-based Google and rejected the authors ...

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    Obama administration faces political, technical health care headaches

    Nov 13, 2013 02:25 PM EST

    ... like to have a better plan," Carney said. In Wednesday's New York Times, Michael Shear and Robert Pear write that the administration is still searching for a path forward: After the president's apology last week for wrongly assuring Americans that they could retain their health plans if they ...

  • When a Black person goes missing, families say their cases get left behind

    When a Black person goes missing, families say their cases get left behind

    May 31, 2024 08:36 PM EST

    ... what those foundational stages of distress were like, she said. Like Hill, Wilson also struggled to get justice for her son. She then launched Looking for an Angel, a nonprofit founded in Christian’s memory that helps families navigate both the reporting and the searching process. WATCH MORE: Why it ...

  • Trump criminal probes will proceed — even as he runs for president

    Trump criminal probes will proceed — even as he runs for president

    Nov 16, 2022 07:24 PM EST

    ... easy to investigate a former president or current candidate. That's especially true in the case of Trump, who spent his presidency assailing his own Justice Department and haranguing attorneys general he himself had appointed. He has already lambasted the FBI for searching Mar-a-Lago in August, using the ...

  • Central African Republic votes amid fears of unrest

    Central African Republic votes amid fears of unrest

    Dec 27, 2020 04:54 PM EST

    ... has the right to freely choose its directors,” Touadera said after casting his ballot. “This is quite important for the Central African Republicans who are searching in these moments of crisis. They have the right to development, for their well-being, for our country, for our people.” Three peacekeepers from ...

  • Man called largest child porn 'facilitator' by the FBI pleads guilty

    Man called largest child porn 'facilitator' by the FBI pleads guilty

    Feb 06, 2020 06:41 PM EST

    ... Donahue described Marques as "the largest facilitator of child pornography websites on the planet," according to court records. Donahue also testified that Marques had been searching online for information about obtaining a Russian visa and citizenship, the Irish broadcaster RTE reported. "He was trying to look for a place to ...

  • Column: In search of the spot where two black teens were killed

    Column: In search of the spot where two black teens were killed

    Jan 16, 2017 08:41 PM EST

    ... the county. "The night riders won,” Phillips said. “It worked. They succeeded in their goal of driving out the entire black community." Probable miscarriage of justice aside, for me the big questions were, how could thousands of people bring their families to witness the hangings of these teens? How could ...

  • States consider restorative justice as alternative to mass incarceration

    States consider restorative justice as alternative to mass incarceration

    Jul 21, 2016 03:51 AM EST

    ... searching the backpack instead of thinking, ‘Should I have stolen a power saw?’ ” Boulder is one of many places around the country turning to restorative justice as an alternative to prosecution and possible imprisonment. Instead of fighting the charges in court, offenders selected for restorative justice agree to accept responsibility ...

  • News Wrap: Shiite forces prepare for Ramadi counterattack

    News Wrap: Shiite forces prepare for Ramadi counterattack

    May 19, 2015 11:03 PM EST

    ... like Keystone Cops. But I want to reassure you that, in the finest traditions of Scotland Yard, these detectives have done their utmost to bring justice for the victims of this callous crime. ROHIT KACHROO: That's a reference to allegations that officers didn't respond to an alarm quickly ...

  • Problems facing the poor inch into 2016 presidential race

    Problems facing the poor inch into 2016 presidential race

    May 02, 2015 06:05 PM EST

    WASHINGTON -- In a presidential campaign where candidates are jockeying to be champions of the middle class and asking wealthy people for money, the problems facing the poor are inching into the debate. Tensions in places such as Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, have prompted candidates to explore the complicated relationship between ...