The Supreme Court sidestepped a sweeping decision on the use of race-conscious school admission policies, ruling Monday on the criteria at the University of Texas and whether it violates the equal protection rights of some white applicants.
Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old former government contractor who leaked sensitive information on the National Security Agency surveillance programs, says he sought the job with Booz Hallen Hamilton to gather evidence on the agency's data collection networks.
Opening statements began on Monday morning in the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial. More than a year after the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin sparked controversy across the country, prosecution and defense lawyers will finally get to outline their cases to a Florida jury. The proceedings have now begun, following nine days of jury selection, in hopes of finding objective candidates.
16-year-old Michael Pilato has been convicted of killing his father and two brothers by setting the family's Webster, New York home on fire. A jury ruled that Pilato was guilty of arson and multiple counts of murder, concluding that he intended to kill his relatives on December 7, 2011 at 1 a.m. when he used gasoline to set fire to the home, which is located just northeast of Rochester
