George Ryan Fast Facts
Birth place: Maquoketa, Iowa Birth name: George Homer Ryan, Sr. Father: Thomas Ryan, pharmacist Mother: Jeannette Ryan Marriage: Lura Lynn Lowe (1956-June 27, 2011, her death) – February 7, 2009…
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Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn admits his approach to sex is ‘rougher’ than most
His words followed testimony from two sex workers about his behavior at sex parties he’s accused of organizing or encouraging in Europe and the United States. He denies knowing that…
Walter Storey Faces Execution For Killing Special Ed Teacher Jill Frey
A Missouri inmate who killed his neighbor 25 years ago was to be executed early Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court and the state’s governor denied appeals to spare his…
In Some Alabama Counties, Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Denied Despite Court Order
Same-sex marriage spread farther across Alabama on Tuesday as more courthouses issued licenses to gays and lesbians, yet some counties still defied a federal judge’s order, so couples took their…
Obama: Supreme Court ‘About To Make A Shift’ On Gay Marriage
President Barack Obama predicted Tuesday that the Supreme Court is “about to make a shift” on same-sex marriage, a change he says he welcomes. “My sense is that the Supreme…
As Alabama’s same-sex couples say, ‘I do,’ some judges say, ‘I don’t’
While many couples converged on courthouses in population centers like Montgomery, Birmingham and Huntsville to exchange vows, other would-be newlywedsthe majority of them in rural countieswere turned away. “It was…
Edie Windsor Takes Another Step To Knock Down Final Barriers To Marriage Equality
The American people have an opportunity to tell the Supreme Court that they support marriage equality before the court takes up a case this spring that could legalize same-sex marriage…
Alabama Gay Marriage Advocates Renew Legal Push for Licenses
Gay rights advocates have asked a federal court to order a local official in Mobile, Ala., to begin issuing marriage licenses on Tuesday to same-sex couples, a day after some…
Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of California’s Oldest Marijuana Dispensary
A federal judge has signaled support for a medical marijuana dispensary in Berkeley, California, despite numerous attempts by U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag to shut it down. Judge Jon S. Tigar…
French Court Awards $2.1 Million In Switched-At-Birth Baby Case
A court on Tuesday ordered a private clinic in the Riviera city of Cannes to pay out 400,000 euros ($450,000) each to two 20-year-old girls accidentally switched at birth and…
Serial stowaway is arrested in Florida at coastal resort near Jacksonville
“Serial Stowaway” Marilyn Jean Hartman has been caught doing what she appears to be good at, traveling for free. She is known for repeatedly trying to board flights in California…
Malaysian Court Upholds Opposition Leader’s Sodomy Conviction
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — A Malaysian court on Tuesday upheld a sodomy conviction for Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the country’s opposition, the culmination of a protracted legal battle entwined with…
Malaysia court upholds sodomy conviction against opposition leader
Anwar, 67, was acquitted of sodomy in January 2012, but the Court of Appeal overturned that decision in March 2014, ruling that he was guilty. The Federal Court rejected Anwar’s…
Zuckerberg says his neighbor is trying to extort him
A trial date in a California state court is scheduled to be set next month. Related: The 3 places where Facebook censors you the most
Gay marriage is Alabama judge’s latest battle
Moore was once best known for having a monument to the Ten Commandments built at a public Alabama judicial building. Federal courts ordered him to take it down in 2003….
Justice Thomas’s Dissent Hints of Supreme Court’s Intentions on Same-Sex Marriage
The Supreme Court’s decision on Monday not to delay same-sex marriage in Alabama offered the strongest signal yet that gay rights advocates are likely to prevail in coming months in…
HUFFPOST HILL – Gaaaaaaaaay TIDE!!!
Aaron Schock’s “Downton Abbey” scandal is in its second week — don’t tell us what happens, we DVR’d it. Will Brian Williams’ Katrina anecdotes be Williams’ Obama’s Katrina? And Jeb…
Former Spy Chief in South Korea Sentenced in Election Case
JEJU, South Korea — In a political blow to President Park Geun-hye, a South Korean appeals court on Monday convicted a former government intelligence chief on charges of intervening in…
Same-Sex Marriages Proceed in Alabama as State Judge’s Order Is Defied
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama became the latest state to allow same-sex marriage Monday, as many probate judges defied an order by the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and…
China Executes Billionaire Who Ran ‘Mafia-Style’ Criminal Gang
HONG KONG — A Chinese billionaire who was building a mining empire in Australia was executed Monday after a court last year sentenced him to die for running a “mafia-style”…
For Saudis and Pakistan, a Bird of Contention
For decades, royal Arab hunting expeditions have traveled to the far reaches of Pakistan in pursuit of the houbara bustard — a waddling, migratory bird whose meat, they believe, contains…
Football Players Charged With Attempted Rape Of Special-Education Student
Five football players from a Kirkland, Washington, high school were charged in juvenile court Friday for allegedly trying to sodomize a special-education student with a broomstick, The Seattle Times reported….
6 Bosnian Immigrants Indicted For Using Facebook, PayPal To Faciliate Extremists In Syria
Six Bosnian immigrants accused of sending money and military equipment to extremist groups in Syria used Facebook, PayPal and other readily available services to communicate and transfer funds, according to…
Supreme Court of Canada Overturns Ban on Doctor-Assisted Suicide
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada struck down on Friday laws banning physician-assisted suicide for patients with “grievous and irremediable” medical conditions. The unanimous decision, which reverses the position…
Protesters Target Municipal Court In St. Louis Suburb That Survives On Traffic Tickets
PINE LAWN, Mo. — Dozens of demonstrators briefly blocked access to a municipal court in this tiny, troubled St. Louis suburb on Thursday night, protesting a local government that relies…
Kin Of Victims Urge Judge To Set Trial Date In ‘Grim Sleeper’ Serial Killer Case
Porter Alexander spent more than 20 years wondering if his daughter’s killer would ever be caught. He’s spent the last four years hoping he’ll live to see the man brought…
Electronic Surveillance by Spy Agencies Was Illegal, British Court Says
LONDON — The court that oversees intelligence agencies in Britain ruled on Friday that the electronic mass surveillance of cellphone and other online communications data had been conducted unlawfully. –…
Federal Government Set To Crack Down On Drug Courts That Fail Addicts
WASHINGTON — The federal government is cracking down on drug courts that refuse to let opioid addicts access medical treatments such as Suboxone, said Michael Botticelli, acting director of the…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says The Campaign Field Is ‘Being Polluted By Money’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg doubled down Wednesday on her belief that Citizens United was the worst decision made by the current U.S. Supreme Court, saying it is the…
Suge Knight out of hospital, back in custody over deadly hit-and-run
“We are not purview to any medical treatment he may be for receiving,” said the Sheriff’s Department spokesman, who did not specify whether Knight was being held in a normal…