Feds unravel plot to build, sell x-ray weapon in Upstate New York

An FBI investigation has uncovered a plot by a New York state engineer with ties to the Ku Klux Klan to construct a radiation particle weapon, with the intention to sell the device to either a southern branch of the KKK or Jewish groups.

June 19, 2013 23:03

Mistrial for police officer who fatally shot 7-year-old girl

A mistrial was declared Tuesday after jurors were deadlocked on how to decide the fate of a police officer who, while accompanied by a camera crew, shot and killed a 7-year-old girl during a midnight raid three years ago in Detroit, Michigan.

June 19, 2013 21:15

Assange: Obama 'corrupted the presidency'

Exactly one year to the day after entering London’s Ecuadorian Embassy, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lashed out at the Obama administration Wednesday over the White House’s ongoing pursuit of leakers.

June 19, 2013 21:06

Second Muslim cabbie attacked in Virginia

A civil rights group has accused a Virginia woman of committing a hate crime for calling 911 to report that her taxi driver was “very Muslim”. The woman told officers that she was afraid for her life on the basis of the cabbie’s religion.

June 19, 2013 19:29

Americans fatter than ever, obesity officially called a 'disease'

US obesity rates have reached a record high, and physicians have officially classified it as a “disease”, which will likely change the way doctors and health insurance providers treat the 28.9 percent of American adults who are severely overweight.

June 19, 2013 18:42

‘Anonymous’ search engine sees rocketing growth after NSA revelations

An alternative search engine DuckDuckGo has enjoyed a record surge in traffic as NSA scandals spark fears and frighten away Internet users from the more popular Google or Yahoo!.

June 19, 2013 18:20