Chase McClary, 24, of Johnsonville, S.C., was sentenced yesterday in federal court to four years in prison followed by three years supervised release for his racially-motivated attack of an African-American teenager.
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to address the widening investigation that prompted the resignation of his intelligence chief, during his first news conference since winning re-election.
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 22, a citizen of Saudi Arabia and resident of Lubbock, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter in federal court in Amarillo, Texas, to life in prison.
The "Fiscal Cliff" looms ever closer as the lawmakers go back to work today. That automatic $600 billion tax increase and spending cut that was agreed on in 2011 is due to take effect in January if Congress doesn't come up with a deal or a delay for the mandated package.