Analysis: Manning damage has fallen well short of worst U.S. fears

By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused of the nation's biggest-ever security leak, Army soldier Bradley Manning was vilif...

Manning acquitted of aiding enemy, still may face long jail term

By Medina Roshan FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - A military judge on Tuesday found U.S. soldier Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding t...

Private Manning acquitted of aiding enemy in WikiLeaks case

By Medina Roshan FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - A military judge on Tuesday found U.S. soldier Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding t...

Bradley Manning found guilty of most charges in WikiLeaks case

By Medina Roshan FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - Military judge Col. Denise Lind on Tuesday found U.S. soldier Bradley Manning not gui...

U.S. to declassify documents on spy programs, surveillance court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. spy agencies plan to declassify documents about the National Security Agency surveillance programs revealed by...

Ailing U.S. lawyer in terrorism case seeks release from prison

By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former New York lawyer convicted in a terrorism case is seeking to get out of prison because ...

Florida propane plant blast was likely accidental, fire chief says

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A propane gas plant explosion in central Florida that injured seven workers, including at least three critica...

Verdict to be read on Tuesday for Bradley Manning WikiLeaks case

By Medina Roshan (Reuters) - The verdict will be read on Tuesday at the court-martial of the soldier accused of the biggest leak of cla...

Verdict in Bradley Manning WikiLeaks case to be read on Tuesday

By Medina Roshan (Reuters) - The verdict in the court-martial of Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, accused of the biggest leak ...

FBI says it arrested 150 in three days for child prostitution

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI arrested 150 people across the United States for holding children against their will for prostitution, a th...

Penn State officials face court hearing in Sandusky scandal

By Dave Warner HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Monday will start hearing evidence against three former Penn State offic...

Motive a mystery in Miami area mass shooting

By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami police on Sunday searched for a motive for a shooting rampage in which six people were kill...

Neighborhood patrols ponder gun use after Zimmerman case

By Jonathan Kaminsky FOX ISLAND, Washington (Reuters) - On a recent afternoon Kent Holder drove his Ford pickup truck, emblazoned with ...

Seven shot dead in Florida hostage rampage

By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - A tenant went on a shooting rampage at a Florida apartment building, killing six people before a ...

Seven killed in Florida apartment rampage

By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - A tenant went on a shooting rampage at a Florida apartment building, killing six people before a ...

Life in prison for man who held Cleveland women for years

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A former Cleveland school bus driver who held three women captive for years pleaded guilty on Frida...

U.S. pens letter to Russia promising protections for Snowden

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden would not face the death penalty or be tortured and would have all t...

Kremlin says Russian, U.S. security agencies in talks on Snowden

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's FSB federal security agency and its U.S. counterpart, the FBI, are in talks over the fate of former U.S. s...

Four more women accuse San Diego mayor of sexual misconduct

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Four more women, including a retired U.S. Navy admiral and a college dean, came forward on Thursday to publicly accu...

Analysis: Detroit set to beat bad-faith charge over bankruptcy

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Meetings without the chance for any back and forth, unreturned phone calls and brusque tac...

Exclusive: Asiana crash families hire prominent New York law firm

By Casey Sullivan, Dan Levine and Sarah McBride NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Families of the three passengers who died when an Asiana ...

Quinn overtakes scandal-hit Weiner in N.Y. mayoral race: poll

By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New disclosures of explicitly sexual online chats have cost former Congressman Anthony Weiner the l...

U.S. charges five in largest credit theft, hacking case

By David Jones and Jim Finkle NEWARK, N.J./BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday they have launched the country's la...

U.S. charges five men in major credit card hacking fraud case

NEWARK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday that they have charged five men with the theft of 160 million credit card numbers, re...

O.J. Simpson to ask Nevada parole board to cut prison sentence

(Reuters) - Former football star O.J. Simpson will ask the Nevada parole board on Thursday to reduce his prison sentence of up to 33 years...

Analysis: History offers few happy endings for Detroit to follow

By Michael Connor and Tiziana Barghini MIAMI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Detroit officials hope the bruising bankruptcy battle ahead of them will b...

Detroit manager scores first win over unions in bankruptcy bid

By Bernie Woodall and Joseph Lichterman DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday dealt a blow to Detroit's pu...

Obama seeks second-term jolt with economic speech

By Roberta Rampton GALESBURG, Illinois (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought to inject momentum into his economic and domestic...

Initial ruling on Detroit bankruptcy bid may come Wednesday

By Bernie Woodall and Joseph Lichterman DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy court judge said he may rule later on Wednesday on whethe...

Detroit bankruptcy case judge proposes mediator for toughest disputes

(Reuters) - The bankruptcy judge overseeing Detroit's historic bankruptcy filing has proposed appointing a federal judge as mediator t...

Lawyers square off in first battle over Detroit bankruptcy bid

By Bernie Woodall and Joseph Lichterman DETROIT (Reuters) - Lawyers for the city of Detroit on Wednesday asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge ...

Fugitive Snowden is not planning to leave Russia for now: lawyer

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has no immediate plans to leave Russia, a lawyer assisting him in his ...

Snowden could leave Moscow airport soon: source

By Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) - Fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden could soon leave Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport...

White House says it expects Congress to pass immigration overhaul

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Wednesday that he expects Congress will pass a comprehensive immigration r...

Snowden granted papers needed to leave Moscow airport: source

Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was on Wednesday granted documents that will allow him to leave a Moscow airport where he...

Fight over Detroit bankruptcy begins in federal court

By Bernie Woodall and Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT (Reuters) - A showdown over the biggest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history beg...

Michigan court stays challenges to Detroit bankruptcy filing

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Michigan Appeals Court panel said on Tuesday it halted three lawsuits seeking to derail Detroit's historic munic...