Military Judge Army Col. Denise Lind acquitted Private First Class Bradley Manning of aiding the enemy, the most serious charge the Army intelligence analyst faced, in a case where he stood trial for covertly leaking a massive trove of government documents and cables to WikiLeaks, Politico reported. Manning, however, was convicted on 19 other charges, in connection with the largest breach of classified material in U.S. history
Superior Court Judge Gerald Fisher ordered the release of sealed documents and transcripts from court proceedings related to the murder case of Washington intern who disappeared in 2001.
A six-year veteran Toronto police officer was suspended with pay after he fatally shot a knife-wielding 18-year-old in an empty streetcar last Saturday evening, the Christian Science Monitor reported on Tuesday. As a result, hundreds of people protested the shooting and the victim was identified as Sammy Yatim.