Archive for December, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon plan to demolish its prison at Bagram, Afghanistan, amounts to destroying evidence in the cases of detainees who say they were tortured there, an attorney said Thursday.

Ramzi Kassem, counsel for a number of…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As a prisoner at Guantanamo, Said Ali al-Shihri said he wanted freedom so he could go home to Saudi Arabia and work at his family’s furniture store.

Instead, al-Shihri, who was released in 2007 under the Bush…

The year began with a harmonious glow at the inauguration of the first black president, as America marked a stunning victory over its racial demons.

“That lasted about a day,” President Barack Obama said two months later. He attributed that to the…

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is to receive a preliminary report Thursday on how a 23-year-old Nigerian with suspected terrorist ties managed to board a plane he is accused of attempting to bomb on Christmas Day, along with…

Remember when President Barack Obama got sworn in? How about when pirates took a U.S. cargo ship captain captive? See these and more top moments that made headlines in 2009. …

HONOLULU (AP) — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh is resting comfortably in a Hawaii hospital after suffering chest pains while on vacation, his radio program says.

“Rush appreciates your prayers and well wishes and will keep you updated…

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Evangelical pastor Rick Warren, who generated controversy for giving the invocation at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, is asking followers to donate nearly $1 million by the year’s end.

Pastor Warren posted a letter on the…

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Evangelical pastor Rick Warren, who generated controversy for giving the invocation at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, is asking followers to donate nearly $1 million by the year’s end.

Pastor Warren posted a letter on the…