In court with the '9/11 mastermind', two decades after his arrest
Legal disputes leave Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in limbo as the population dwindles at Guantanamo Bay
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Georgia Speaker rescinds ban on state senator after his arrest
Georgia Republican House Speaker Jon Burns rescinded a ban on a state senator after he was arrested Thursday for attempting to enter the House chamber and hear Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) state address. ...The Hill - 18h -
Pakistan Orders Inquiry After Complaints That Airline Ad Evoked 9/11
An advertisement meant to celebrate the resumption of flights to Paris showed a jet pointed toward the Eiffel Tower.The New York Times - 4d -
U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind
A three-judge appeals panel will decide whether the plea deal Khalid Shaikh Mohammed reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
The '9/11 mastermind' wants to plead guilty. Why is the US trying to stop him?
The accused mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks will no longer plead guilty on Friday, after the US government objected.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Appeals court temporarily blocks 9/11 plea deals
An appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked a plea deal for three accused 9/11 plotters in a win for the Justice Department and Pentagon, which had requested this week that the court block the ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
9/11 guilty pleas delayed after US government objects
The justice department argued it would cause irreparable harm if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants' pleas were accepted.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Pentagon asks court to block 9/11 plea deals
The Justice Department, on behalf of the Pentagon, on Tuesday asked an appeals court to block an effort to enforce plea deals reached with four accused conspirators of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
U.S. transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge
The Pentagon said Monday it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Decades after their deaths, an ex-Florida deputy admitted killing his wife and a store clerk
In August 1979, a Florida sheriff’s deputy told authorities that his wife fatally shot herself at their home south of Tampa.NBC News - Jan. 3
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