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WikiLeaks Suspect to Be Housed With Other Inmates

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- WikiLeaks suspect Army Pfc. Bradley Manning has passed the lengthy the physical and psychiatric evaluation given to new inmates at the Kansas military prison where he was recently moved and will begin living with other medium-security inmates who are also awaiting trial, the prison commander said...

Army Opens Prison of Suspected WikiLeaks Private for Media Review

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Army officials are opening the doors to the military prison in Kansas where they are holding an Army private suspected of illegally passing U.S. government secrets to the WikiLeaks website. Pfc. Bradley Manning was moved last week from the Marine brig in Quantico, Va., to the Joint Regional...

Jury Acquits Man of Stealing 99-Cent Hot Dog

CHENEY, Wash. - A man has been cleared of a theft charge after a bemused jury in Washington state found him not guilty of stealing a 99-cent hot dog. John Richardson got the sausage from the self-serve counter of a Cheney, Wash., grocery store in December. He ate it while he shopped but forgot to include it when he paid...

New York Allows Same-Sex Conjugal Visits in State Prisons

New York inmates who are in same-sex marriages or civil unions are being allowed conjugal visits with their spouses or partners. The state officially announced the change in policy last week, making New York one of the few states to grant the private visits for gay and lesbian inmates in legally recognized same-sex...

Supreme Court Rejects Quick Review of Health Care Law

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court rejected a call Monday from Virginia's attorney general to depart from its usual practice and put review of the health care law on a fast track. Instead, judicial review of President Barack Obama's signature legislation will continue in federal appeals courts. The justices turned down a...