Jury finds that Isiah harassed former Knicks executive 10/2/2007

UPDATED 12:08 P.M.: A jury ruled Tuesday that New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas sexually harassed a former top team executive, subjecting her to unwanted advances and a barrage of verbal insults, but also ruled he does not have to pay punitive damages. | 20 Comments

Founder of Blackwater private security firm to testify today 10/2/2007

The founder of Blackwater USA says he is looking forward to telling his side of the story to members of Congress who labeled his private security firm an out-of-control outfit indifferent to Iraqi civilian casualties. | 12 Comments

War is now a corporate affair 10/2/2007

It's the private army, perhaps 160,000 strong in Iraq alone, armed, sometimes dangerous, often sloppy with tax dollars, and without which U.S. troops would represent a far less formidable force. The coalition of willing contractors has swallowed more than $100 billion of U.S. spending on the Iraq war. More than 1,000 of its ranks have been killed since the 2003 invasion. | Post Comment

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Web to offer better deals, magazine says 10/2/2007

According to the November Annual Electronics Issue of Consumer Reports magazine, consumers shopping for electronics this holiday season are likely to find better prices and selection online, rather than at walk-in retailers. | Post Comment

Justices take up special education 10/2/2007

WASHINGTON -- Taxpayers shouldn't be asked to pick up the cost of private schooling for special-education children whose parents don't first give public schools a chance, New York City's top appeals lawyer told the Supreme Court on Monday. | 3 Comments

Around the world 10/2/2007

African peacekeepers searched Monday for more than 20 members of their force still missing and feared wandering the wilderness of Darfur, a day after rebels overran their base. | 1 Comment

Across the nation 10/2/2007

Six years after arresting Robert Hanssen, who admitted spying for Russia, the FBI remains vulnerable to espionage from within, the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General said in a report Monday. The report said the FBI has failed to fully adopt security measures to track suspicious behavior in its workers. | Post Comment