Staff / TruthdigJun 24, 2014
Rebekah Brooks is officially off the hook. For those who might not know, or might have lost track of this story in the whirl of the spin cycle, Brooks is the former editor of Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid in the United Kingdom. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMar 4, 2013
His trial is not simply the persecution of a courageous whistle-blower, but a state mechanism to destroy the independence of the press and its ability to expose the power elite's criminal activity. His trial is a state mechanism to destroy the ability of the press to expose the power elite's criminal activity. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 1, 2013
Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he illegally acquired a cache of U.S. state secrets and later provided it to WikiLeaks, but not guilty to the most serious charge against him -- that he “aided the enemy.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 23, 2012
A jury on Friday convicted former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on 45 counts related to the sexual abuse of 10 boys over a 15-year period. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 2, 2012
An Egyptian judge sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to a life term in prison Saturday for complicity in the killing of unarmed protesters during the uprising that ousted him from power last year. But corruption charges against Mubarak and his sons were dismissed, touching off anger and disbelief in the Arab street. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 23, 2011
Ten Muslim students from UC Irvine who heckled Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren during an on-campus appearance last year were found guilty Friday of two misdemeanors to conspire and to disrupt the speech, despite their arguments citing free speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 16, 2011
On Aug. 18, 1989, Mark MacPhail, a young police officer, was shot to death in a parking lot in Savannah, Ga. Soon afterward Troy Davis (above) was convicted of the killing. Although a majority of testifying witnesses have recanted their statements, a U.S. district court has ordered Davis to be executed Sept. 21. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 10, 2011
Although not everyone was happy with his decision, including some Democrats, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn put the kibosh on capital punishment with a new state law Wednesday. Only 34 more states to go. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 3, 2010
Two Israeli soldiers were convicted in a military court of using a Palestinian child as a human shield during their army's siege of the Gaza Strip in 2009. The soldiers, who forced the 9-year-old boy to check for suspected booby traps, are now awaiting sentencing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 29, 2010
After just 37 minutes of deliberation, a Kansas jury found Scott Roeder, the man who admitted killing abortion doctor George Tiller, guilty of first-degree murder, rejecting his defense that the killing was justified to stop the death of the unborn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 14, 2009
It's been a long, drawn-out process involving a series of completely inscrutable hairstyle choices, but legendary music producer Phil Spector was convicted of second-degree murder on Monday for the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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