Top Tech of 2012
Retinal Prostheses: Implantable chips will apply a grid of photosensors to the optic nerve, giving blind people a form of vision.
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 166 Months in Prison for Arson of African-American Church
BOSTON – A Springfield, Mass., man was sentenced to prison yesterday in federal court for civil rights charges stemming from the arson of a predominantly African-American church in retaliation for the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States, announced the Department of Justice. Michael Jacques, 27, was sentenced in […]
Investigation Complete in Spring Creek Correctional Case, Mark Spencer Charged with Attempted Murder and Assault
On July 3rd of this year, Alaska State Troopers were notified of an assault that took place between two inmates at the Spring Creek Correctional facility at Seward, Alaska. The subsequent investigation showed that Mark Spencer, 43, who is incarcerated with a prison sentence of ten years for manufacturing and distributing controlled substances, assaulted Floyd […]
Key Organizers of Rwandan Genocide Jailed for Life by UN Tribunal
Two key organizers of the Rwandan genocide in 1994 were on Wednesday sentenced to life in prison by the United Nations tribunal dealing with war crimes in the country which resulted in the deaths of some 800,000 people in just 100 days.