FBI Use of Patriot Act Expands
The Federal Bureau of Investigation used a controversial section of the Patriot Act to gather information more than 50 times in a three-year period. WSJ's Devlin Barrett reports. Photo: Bloomberg
View ArticleTop Boy Scouts Official Urges Change on Gay Ban
Robert Gates, Boy Scouts national president, says the organization should reconsider its ban on gay adults or risk lawsuits. WSJ's Ashby Jones discusses. Photo: AP
View ArticleB.B. King’s Daughters Allege Their Father Was Poisoned
Two daughters of blues legend B.B. King are seeking a formal inquiry into the death of blues legend. Karen Williams and Patty King have said in legal documents they believe their father was poisoned....
View ArticleU.S. Charges 14 in FIFA Corruption Investigation
Nine soccer officials and five others were indicted for racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies, among other offenses in connection with participation in a 24-year scheme to enrich...
View Article'FIFA Took Bribes,' Attorney General Lynch Says
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch reveals details of alleged corruption at FIFA that spanned two decades. Photo: AP
View ArticleTracy Morgan Settles With Wal-Mart Over Fatal Crash
"30 Rock" actor Tracy Morgan reached a settlement with Wal-Mart, roughly one year after one of the company’s trucks struck his van, causing serious injuries to Morgan and killing one of the van’s...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules Against Abercrombie & Fitch in Head Scarf Case
The Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled against Abercrombie and Fitch in a religious discrimination case involving Samantha Elauf, a Muslim job applicant who wore a head scarf.
View ArticleDOJ Probes Availability of New Movie Releases
The Department of Justice is investigating whether the two largest movie theater chains, AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment, are violating anti-trust laws by keeping independent theaters from...
View ArticleCourt Ruling Against ACA Could Raise Costs, Uninsured
Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell said that if the Supreme Court rules against the Affordable Care Act later this month, costs would rise and more Americans would become uninsured....
View ArticleU.S. Weighs Wire-Fraud Charge Against GM
The Justice Department is weighing charging GM with criminal wire fraud stemming from the auto maker’s failure to recall millions of vehicles with a defective ignition switch. WSJ’s Christopher...
View ArticleStrauss-Kahn Acquitted of Pimping Charges
Former International Monetary Fund president Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been acquitted of “aggravated pimping” charges in a court decision that ends four years’ worth of sex-related scandals. The WSJ’s...
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