May 20 Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks’ Assange By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson says if the Swedish court decided to detain Assange she would issue a European arrest warrant. Continue reading
May 13 Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks’ Assange By David Keyton, Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Swedish prosecutors are seeking Julian Assange's extradition after he has served his 50-week prison term in Britain for jumping bail. Continue reading
May 02 WikiLeaks’ Assange fights U.S. extradition request By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Assange is scheduled to appear in court via videolink Thursday over a U.S. request to extradite him for allegedly conspiring to hack a Pentagon computer. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 7:12 News Wrap: Motive unclear in UNC Charlotte shooting that killed 2 students In our Wednesday news wrap, police in Charlotte, North Carolina, are trying to determine a motive in Tuesday’s college campus shooting. A former student allegedly opened fire in a classroom at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, killing two… Continue watching
May 01 WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange gets 50 weeks in prison for jumping bail By Gregory Katz, Associated Press A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Continue reading
Apr 22 Appeals court rejects Chelsea Manning’s effort to leave jail By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Manning has been jailed at the Alexandria Detention Center since March 8 after refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating Wikileaks. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 4:53 Trump’s popularity with his base is giving him running room By PBS NewsHour Democrats and the White House continue battles over the release of President Trump’s taxes and his plans for the border, a growing field of Democratic presidential candidates highlights divisions in the party, and the arrest of Julian Assange sets up… Continue watching
Apr 13 Pressure mounts on UK officials to send Assange to Sweden By Gregory Katz, Associated Press More than 70 British lawmakers have urged the government to make sure that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish justice if prosecutors there reopen a rape allegation against him. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Trump ‘strongly’ considering sending migrants to sanctuary cities In our news wrap Friday, President Trump says he is “strongly” considering a plan to move detained migrants into sanctuary cities to punish political rivals who oppose his immigration policies. Speaking to reporters during a White House event, Trump said,… Continue watching
Apr 12 Labour Party says UK should oppose Assange extradition to U.S. By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Key figures in Britain's opposition Labour Party said Friday the government should oppose the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States on charges of conspiring to break into a Pentagon computer. Continue reading