— The editor of the Guardian said Tuesday his newspaper has published just 1 percent of the material it received from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, and denied the paper had placed lives or national security at risk.
Under questioning by lawmakers on Parliament’s home affairs committee, Alan Rusbridger accused British authorities of trying to intimidate the newspaper, and warned of “national security being used as a trump card” to stifle debate.
Guardian: We have published 1 pct of Snowden leak
BP gets UK government support over US contracts ban
The UK government has intervened in support of BP over a US ban on the oil major seeking federal contracts.
In a court filing lodged as part of BP's appeal against the ban, the document says the move could be "excessive" and "destabilising". The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) barred BP from new contracts last year, after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster in which 11 workers died.
Two Gitmo detainees accuse Poland of human rights abuses
Europe's human rights court shone a rare public light Tuesday on the secret network of European prisons that the CIA used to interrogate terror suspects, reviving memories and questions about the "extraordinary renditions" that angered many on the continent.
At Tuesday's hearing, lawyers for two terror suspects currently held by the U.S. in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, accused Poland of human rights abuses. The lawyers say the suspects fell victim to the CIA's program to kidnap terror suspects and transfer them to third countries, and allege they were tortured in a remote Polish prison.
Pentagon Tells Workers to Ask Before Bringing Bombs to Work
It may seem obvious to most office workers but, after a security breach last month, the Pentagon had to remind staff: please, check before bringing bombs to work.
After a harmless but embarrassing security breach last month, the Pentagon is advising workers not to bring bombs to work, even non-explosive ones for training purposes, without getting permission first.
Animal rights group seeks to classify chimpanzee as a legal person
An animal rights group filed a writ of habeas corpus in New York, demanding a chimpanzee be characterized as a legal person with a right to liberty.
The Nonhuman Rights Project, which has been crafting the legal strategy for years, seeks to place a chimpanzee named Tommy in a sanctuary, the New York Times reported.
Tommy is being held captive in a cage at a trailer lot in Gloversville, the group said in its filing.
Fort Hood prostitution ring court martial begins
A sexual assault prevention officer at Fort Hood, Texas, lured young, financially strapped female soldiers to work in an escort service, a military jury heard.
Army prosecutors charged Master Sgt. Brad Grimes with adultery and conspiring to pay for sex from a Fort Hood private, accusing him of participating in a prostitution ring set up by Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, the facility's sexual assault prevention officer, the Austin American-Statesman reported Monday.
Monday was the first day of Grimes' court-martial. Prosecutors allege he used the escort service in February.
Key details of decision over Ill. pension crisis
Illinois lawmakers are convening in the state Capitol for what could be a historic vote to finally close the gap on the state's $100 billion public pension shortfall, which is considered the nation's worst.
On the table is a proposed plan, unveiled last week by Democratic and Republican leaders of both the House and Senate, that they say would save the state $160 billion over 30 years by trimming retirement benefits. Union officials say it would unfairly hurt retirees who were promised the money and worked hard to earn it. Some Republicans say it doesn't go far enough and would not solve the crisis.
Where are the smartest 15-year-olds in the world?
The academic performance of 15-year-olds in the United States has stayed relatively the same in recent years, but with other nations improving, American students are slipping behind their international counterparts, according to a study released Tuesday.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released data on the 2012 academic performance of 15-year-olds around the world in three subjects: reading, mathematics, and science.
"We are not seeing any improvement in the U.S. … our ranking is slipping because other countries are improving," said Jack Buckley, NCES commissioner.
Former Mexico border state official indicted in US
The former governor of Mexico’s Tamaulipas state invested millions of dollars in drug sale proceeds in real estate across southern and central Texas, the U.S. government charged in an indictment unsealed Monday.
The allegations against Tomas Yarrington, who governed Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2004, marked the latest attempt by U.S. prosecutors to prove that organized crime has penetrated deeply into Mexican politics at the state level. Tamaulipas borders Texas.
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