MAY
10
2010

One man´s database helps uncover cases of falsified valor

It certainly looked real. It had the right font, right seal. It was even signed by the secretary of the Navy.

MAY
10
2010

U.S. presses Toyota to make good on safety pledges

Signaling renewed scrutiny over Toyota’s handling of a string of defects in its vehicles, Ray LaHood, the U.S. transportation secretary, said Monday that U.S. regulators would vigilantly monitor the automaker’s steps to improve its safety record and would consider additional penalties depending on the outcome of a review of documents submitted by Toyota.

MAY
10
2010

Obama to nominate Kagan as justice

President Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the nation’s 112th justice, choosing his own chief advocate before the Supreme Court to join it in ruling on cases critical to his view of the country’s future, Democrats close to the White House said Sunday.

MAY
10
2010

Man tattoos tot

A 20-year-old man who police say put a tattoo on the rear end of a 1-year-old girl is facing a felony child endangering charge.

MAY
10
2010

Markets welcome E.U. rescue package

Global markets rallied Monday, reversing the steep declines of recent days, after European leaders agreed to provide a huge rescue package of nearly $1 trillion to combat the debt crisis that has engulfed Europe, and central banks began injecting cash into the financial system.

MAY
7
2010

Judicial culture still deters gay and lesbian lawyers, say researchers

The judiciary is failing to reflect the UK´s gay and lesbian community, experts say, as research suggests it is seriously under-represented on the bench.

MAY
7
2010

News laws double penalties for failing to register dogs

Tough new laws to rid the community of dangerous dogs have been introduced in Victoria.

MAY
7
2010

Supreme Court rejects media immunity

Freedom of expression guarantees in the Charter of Rights do not extend to an absolute right for the media to protect confidential sources, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.

MAY
7
2010

Lowered fee cap may scuttle $3 Billion settlement

Congressional approval of one of the largest class action settlements in U.S. history is getting hung up on the issue of legal fees for plaintiffs lawyers.

MAY
7
2010

Judge´s choice: Resign or face investigation

Congressional approval of one of the largest class action settlements in U.S. history is getting hung up on the issue of legal fees for plaintiffs lawyers.

MAY
7
2010

Woman jailed for t-shirt to file lawsuit

Judge Put Jennifer LaPenta In Jail For Shirt Reading, ´I Have The P***y, So I Make The Rules´

MAY
7
2010

Ford memos on Explorer rollovers point to inadequate federal inquiry

These days, federal safety investigators are scrutinizing Toyota, seeking the elusive causes behind hundreds of reports of unintended acceleration.

MAY
7
2010

Indian court makes Reliance gas feud ruling

India´s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of billionaire Mukesh Ambani´s Reliance Industries in a dispute with his brother over natural gas prices.

MAY
7
2010

Turkey MPs back key constitutional changes

Turkey´s parliament has approved all but one of 27 controversial changes to the constitution, which critics say could undermine the secular courts.

MAY
7
2010

Australia burka armed robbery sparks ban debate

An armed robbery allegedly carried out by a man wearing a burka has sparked a row in Australia on whether the full-face Islamic veil should be banned.

MAY
7
2010

German parliament gives thumbs up to Greece aid package

The German parliament has approved the country´s contribution to a European Union aid deal for debt-laden Greece. The Bundesrat upper house has also approved the multi-billion pound rescue package.

MAY
7
2010

An uncertain and difficult road ahead in London

The Liberal Democrats hoped it would happen. The Conservatives warned that it could lead to disaster. And the Labour Party could potentially use it to cling to power for a little while longer.

MAY
7
2010

FCC proposes new approach to broadband regulation

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Thursday announced a new proposal that would allow the agency to regulate broadband Internet access despite a recent court ruling striking down a key part of the proposed FCC National Broadband Plan.

MAY
6
2010

House panel begins work on auto safety bill

Congress took the first steps Thursday toward a wide-ranging auto safety bill that would require devices like black boxes and brake override systems, and strengthen federal regulators’ enforcement powers.

MAY
6
2010

Investigators closing in on black box of French jet

French naval investigators using new, state-of-the-art software, believe they have pinpointed the location of at least one of the “black box” flight recorders of an Air France jet that crashed almost a year ago in the mid-Atlantic, French officials said Thursday.

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