WASHINGTON – Lawyers for Osama bin Laden’s former driver asked a civilian judge Thursday to delay his military trial. Salim Hamdan has been challenging the legality of the military commission system since 2004, but the case stalled as courts wrestled with the question of whether Guantanamo Bay detainees have the …
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WASHINGTON – Venezuela is being added to the list of countries “not fully cooperating” with U.S. government anti-terrorism efforts and will face a ban on U.S. arms sales to that nation, a State Department official said on Monday. For nearly a year, there has been a nearly total lack of …
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sony Corp (SNE). will release the first laptop capable of playing, editing and recording next-generation, high-definition videos in the Blu-ray DVD format. Sony, which led the development of the Blu-ray format, said Tuesday the new VAIO AR Premium model will be available this summer for $3,500. …
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WASHINGTON – Elementary school children have made gains in science, based on the first national test in five years, but students in middle and high school have not escaped their rut. The lackluster performance by older children underscores the deep concern among political and business leaders who see eroding science …
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LOS ANGELES – Wall Street expects “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” to haul in plenty of box office booty for the Walt Disney Co. (DIS), performing at least as well as the $654 million worldwide treasure for the first “Pirates” film. “Dead Man’s Chest” opens in U.S. theaters …
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NEW YORK – When Boy George allegedly violated the terms of his probation on a drug charge, he incurred the wrath of a judge who demanded the singer show up in court or face arrest. That court date was Monday. Boy George, whose real name is George O’Dowd, was under …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The first pictures showing a live specimen of a rodent species once thought to have been extinct for 11 million years have been taken by a retired Florida State University professor and a Thai wildlife biologist. They took video and still photographs of the “living fossil,” which …
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This is a partial transcript from “The Beltway Boys,” on June 10, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Beltway Boys” Saturday at 6 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET and Sunday at 2:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. ET. FRED BARNES, CO-HOST: Let’s check out our “Ups and Downs” …
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As the legal case against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion drags on, RIM’s competitors have begun to turn their litigious attention on each other. Visto on Jan. 31 announced that it is suing Good Technology for patent infringement. The suit, alleging infringement of four wireless e-mail patents held by Visto, …
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WASHINGTON – Three former associates of Jack Abramoff say the now-convicted lobbyist frequently told them he had strong ties to the White House through presidential confidant Karl Rove. The White House said Monday night that Rove remembers meeting Abramoff at a 1990s political meeting and considered the lobbyist a “casual …
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