Can A 1789 Law Apply To An iPhone?
The All Writs Act of 1789 was cited by a federal magistrate in ordering Apple to unlock an iPhone.
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Why Science Teachers Are Struggling With Climate Change
The results of a new survey, published in the journal Science, suggest that many of America's middle and high school science teachers are misrepresenting climate change in their classrooms.
Last Of 'Angola 3' Released After More Than 40 Years In Solitary Confinement
Albert Woodfox, accused of killing a prison guard in 1972 with two other men, has always maintained his innocence. His decades in solitary became an international human rights issue.
Harper Lee, Author Of 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' Dies At Age 89
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer died in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala. Published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird has sold tens of millions of copies and been translated into dozens of languages.
Sept. 11 Trials Postponed After Suspects Request To Fire Lawyers
This week's military commissions of Guantanamo Bay detainees slogged or ground to a halt when the accused tried to fire their attorneys — again. Then excerpts shown from torture scenes in the film Zero Dark Thirty jolted the staid war court. The trials of some of the detention center's most prominent detainees have no end in sight even as President Obama hopes to close the Guantanamo facility.
Democratic Campaigns Struggle To Mobilize Voters In Nevada
The Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses are on Saturday. The state was added to the early voting line-up in 2008 to bring more diversity to the process. But with no traditions in place and daytime caucuses, the campaigns face serious organizing challenges.
NASCAR Season Kicks Off At Renovated Daytona Speedway
It's time to go racing! The NASCAR season kicks off this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway. And the place is all new after undergoing a major renovation in a bid to stay relevant in a competitive sports landscape.
Julian Assange Says Lengthy Embassy Stay Has Sharpened His Perspective On The World
The founder of WikiLeaks talks about what it's like to be confined to a building for more than three years. He says he misses nothing from the outside world, apart from his children and his mother.
Peers, The President And Many Average Americans Pay Respects To Scalia
As the late Supreme Court justice lay in repose on Friday, he was surrounded by his large family and nearly 100 former law clerks, and visited by all, from Obama to the court's blue-collar staff.
U.S. Airstrikes Hit ISIS Training Camp In Libya
American warplanes destroyed an ISIS training camp in Libya early Friday after weeks of clandestine observation of how it grew and operated. The attack highlights the expansion of the terror group west from its origins in Syria and Iraq, and likely represents a preview of more U.S. and international action to gain control of the terror threat in Libya.