The military judge Colonel Denise Lind who is overseeing the court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning denied defense motions seeking to throw out two charges against him, including the most serious one of aiding the enemy. That charge would carry a maximum penalty of life in prison. Colonel Lind said the government had met the burden to present evidence that the crimes had been committed.
A body believed to be that of Stephen Rakes, a key witness in the trial of alleged Boston mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger has been found dead, authorities confirmed Thursday. Rakes, who accused Bulger of extorting him out of of his liquor store was discovered in Lincoln Massachusetts
An unmanned drone has crashed at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida. Local telecasts indicated that the QF 4 drone crashed while taking off, exploded and sent up a large black cloud. The drone was assigned to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group.
John Henry Spooner, a 76-year-old Milwaukee Wisconsin man, was convicted on Wednesday of fatally shooting his 13-year-old neighbor whom he suspected had broken into his home and stole his weapons. The trial now enters a second phase in which the defense will seek toprove that he was mentally ill at the time of the shooting.
