Leonard “Nipper” Read, the Scotland Yard detective who tracked down some of the robbers called Reynold’s death “the end of an era.”
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U.S. To Give Syrian Opposition $60 Million More In Non-Lethal Aid, Kerry Says
The Obama administration will ask Congress for an additional $60 million in aid to help the Syrian opposition council provide basic goods and services in areas under rebel control, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Thursday in Rome.
Bradley Manning Says He Leaked Classified Info To ‘Spark A Domestic Debate’
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning revealed today that he leaked classified information to WikiLeaks because he wanted to “spark a domestic debate on the role of our military and foreign policy in general.”
States Take Sides As Court Revisits Voting Rights Act
Alaska, South Carolina and Texas are urging the Supreme Court to strike down the preclearance provision.
Because Of Budget Cuts, U.S. Releases Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrants
The U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) says it released several hundred detainees in an effort to prepare for the across-the-board budget cuts scheduled to go into effect March 1.
GM Denies Asking For $2.1 Million Pay Raise For CEO Dan Akerson
General Motors Co. said today that its Chief Executive Dan Akerson will not take a pay raise this year.