The language is not dramatic but the message is clear: A much-anticipated report from the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration is straight forward about how Internal Revenue Service personnel unfairly singled out some conservative groups for unnecessary scrutiny during the 2012 campaign cycle.
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Cleveland Kidnaps Suspect Will Plead Not Guilty, Lawyer Says
Saying that their client is not a “monster,” attorneys for Ariel Castro have told Cleveland’s WKYC-TV that the man accused of kidnapping three young women, holding them captive and repeatedly raping them over the course of about a decade will plead not guilty to all charges if he is indicted by a grand jury.
Military Recruiters, Sex Assault Responders To Be Retrained
All branches of the U.S. military have been ordered “to retrain, re-credential and rescreen all sexual assault prevention and response personnel and military recruiters,” the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday morning.
On Way To Prom, Teens Pile Out Of Limo To Aid Flipped Van
A limousine filled with students headed to prom night at Western High in Davie, Fla., stopped for a detour Saturday, after a Honda van veered into a concrete wall and flipped in front of the limo. The van’s seven passengers had trouble getting out — until the limo’s driver and the students came to their aid.
U.S. Gas Prices Expected To Remain Low For Summer
Drivers will find this summer’s gas prices are lower than last year’s, the result of a spike in crude oil production. Government forecasters say a gallon of regular gasoline will cost about $3.50 this summer — a slide of more than 10 cents from last year.
Experts Marvel At How Cyberthieves Stole $45 Million
With a haul of $45 million, it’s being billed as possibly the biggest cyber-heist in history. But in reality, experts and authorities say, it was thousands of small but highly coordinated thefts.