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House Panel Seeks to Curb Military Sexual Assaults

Posted: 3:31 PM - Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the U.S. armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably discharged.

Apple's Cook to Face Senate Questions on Taxes

Posted: 05/21/2013 - A Senate panel says Apple Inc. is avoiding paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by using a cluster of affiliates located outside the United States and is prepared to question its chief executive Tuesday about the "loopholes."

Parents: Daughter Tricked into Abortion

Updated: 05/21/2013 - The parents of a Tampa woman who says she was tricked by her boyfriend into taking a pill that led to a miscarriage are speaking out, saying no woman should ever have to endure such a "horrific act."

Customs Seizes Elephant Meat, Dead Primate in LA

Posted: 05/21/2013 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Los Angeles have made some unusual seizures, including elephant meat, a dead primate and hundreds of handbags made from the skin of snakes, lizards and crocodiles.

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