04-28-2024  9:09 am   •   PDX and SEA Weather

USA News

Manning will get credit for time served and for abuse he was subjected to in custody

A military judge on Wednesday sentenced Manning to 35 years in prison -- less than the 60 years prosecutors sought, as well as the 90 years he could have received.


READ MORE

Modest four percent raise in 2013 is still more than twice the rate of workers' wages

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Health insurance premiums rose a modest 4% in 2013, but that's still more than twice the rate of workers' wages.


READ MORE

Judge tentatively plans to announce sentence Wednesday morning

FORT MEADE, Maryland (CNN) -- A military judge plans to announce Wednesday morning what sentence she'll give Pfc. Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army intelligence analyst who stands convicted of what prosecutors believe was the biggest leak of classified materials in Army history.


READ MORE

The new changes will apply only to new cases

(CNN) -- When Stephanie Nodd walked out of prison two years ago, she found herself in a new world.


READ MORE

Khalil Shreateh won't get a reward for reporting the flaw

Shreateh, who describes himself as an unemployed security researcher with a degree in information systems, said he found a hole in Facebook's systems that let him post to any user's page, including users not on his Friends list.


READ MORE

The New Jersey senate passed the legislation in late July, but as with any legislation, it ultimately requires Christie's final approval

(CNN) -- New Jersey will become the second state to forbid gay conversion therapy for minors when Gov. Chris Christie signs legislation into law Monday banning the highly controversial practice, CNN has learned.


READ MORE

Will that woman be Hillary Clinton? Michelle will not predict

A woman will be president in her lifetime, first lady Michelle Obama speculated in an interview this week, though she wouldn't offer a prediction on whether that woman would be Hillary Clinton.


READ MORE

Who are the women and what do they say?

So far, 16 women have come forward to say that San Diego Mayor Bob Filner acted inappropriately, with accusations ranging from one woman's claim that the mayor gave her "tush a pat," to another woman's assertion that he "put in me what I guess now is the famous headlock."


READ MORE

Clarence Aaron got life for a first-time drug offence; President Obama could save him

At 24 Clarence Aaron was sentenced to three life terms for his role in a cocaine deal, even though it was his first criminal offense and he was not the buyer, seller or supplier of the drugs. Of all those convicted in the case, Aaron received the stiffest sentence.
 


READ MORE

A U.S. congressman invites the clown to perform in Texas

(CNN) -- A state fair's response to the uproar over a rodeo clown's mockery of President Obama is creating an uproar of its own.


READ MORE

Recently Published by The Skanner News

  • Default
  • Title
  • Date
  • Random

The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast