President Barack Obama said that he was "angry" at IRS officials who targeted conservative groups for scrutiny, announcing that his administration sought and accepted Steven Miller's resignation as the interim commissioner.
O.J. Simpson, the ex-football star acquitted of murder in 1995, appeared in court on Monday in hopes of seeking a new trial in a Las Vegas armed robbery case that sent him to prison, Reuters reported. In this hearing, he is hoping to present a new case since his representation made blunders the last time around.
Prosecutors, led by Juan Martinez, tried to convince jurors that Jodi Arias should be eligible for the death penalty, saying Travis Alexander suffered tremendous pain as he fought for his life while Arias stabbed and slashed him nearly 30 times. The trial resumed with a new phase to decide whether Arias should be eligible for the death penalty. The same jurors who convicted Arias a week ago befan deliberations to determine whether Alexander's murder was done in a "cruel, depraved and heinous" manner leading to his death
Columbia University is seeking to change the terms of the Lydia C. Roberts Graduate Fellowship that was originated in 1920. The 90 plus year fellowship has stipulated that money be given only to "a person of the Caucasian race."
