LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated PressMay 22, 2019
Congressional leaders say the president's actions seemed scripted, as he holds Rose Garden media session right after the non-meeting. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated PressDec 31, 2018
The resignations signal deep internal problems as Pope Francis makes reforms in the wake of a global sex abuse and cover-up scandal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 19, 2014
Toyota Motor Corp. will pay $1.2 billion to settle U.S. criminal charges that it lied to safety regulators and the public as it tried to cover up deadly accelerator defects. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMay 18, 2011
A study conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice examines the root causes of sexual abuse committed by members of the Catholic clergy, debunking celibacy and homosexuality as causes while glossing over the church's failure to humanely address the crisis. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 12, 2010
Veterans were honored all across America Thursday, while the most famous veteran of our ongoing wars continues to be dishonored.Veterans were honored across America Thursday, while the most famous veteran of our ongoing wars continues to be dishonored. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 20, 2010
On June 9, 2006, three inmates at the US military's prison camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba -- 37-year-old Yemeni Salah Ahmed Al-Salami and two Saudis, 30-year-old Mani Shaman Al-Utaybi and 22-year-old Yasser Talal Al-Zahrani -- died, supposedly by hanging themselves in their cells However, the official account has now been challenged (continued) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 27, 2009
Germany's top soldier, army chief Wolfgang Schneiderhan, has resigned over accusations of a cover-up after officials withheld information about a NATO airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 20, 2009
A CIA sex scandal, or, more precisely, allegations that a CIA agent raped two Algerian women, has raised questions in Congress about how the agency polices itself. Oddly, discussions of the controversy have failed to emphasize another significant "oops" moment in CIA operations regarding corruption and the need for oversight: torture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 9, 2008
Four years after Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire in Afghanistan, his mother, Mary Tillman, is still asking questions -- primarily about the U.S. government's initial cover-up of the details of Pat's death and about how far up the chain of command the deception extended. Here, New York Times sports writer George Vecsey praises Mary Tillman and her new memoir, "Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 2, 2007
Nearly three and a half years after Pat Tillman's death, the Army has issued a formal mea culpa to his family, admitting through Secretary of the Army Pete Geren on Tuesday that his family's grief "was compounded by the failing of his Army" with respect to its duty to inform families quickly and thoroughly about their losses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 25, 2007
"I was ordered not to tell them," testified U.S. Army Spc. Bryan O'Neal on Tuesday. According to the AP, the Army Ranger was instructed by a superior to conceal information about the friendly-fire incident from Pat's brother and fellow Army Ranger Kevin Tillman on threat of punishment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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