On May 13, Beijing lawyer Li Chunfu went to the southwestern city of Chongqing with a colleague to meet with the family of a man who died in a labor camp. While meeting with the family, Li and lawyer Zhang Kai were detained by police. Li was chained to a chair and punched, while Zhang, also roughed up during their arrest, was locked in a cage
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Paris gunman makes off with millions in jewels
Life imitated art in Paris on Saturday.
Evaluating Souter: A Strange Judicial Trip, Leaning Left
David Souter came to the supreme court as a man who was expected to make conservatives happy. To put it mildly, it didn’t turn out that way.
‘Tyson’: A Charismatic Ex-Champ
A documentary, like any movie trying to hold your attention, needs either a big theme — some tremendous political injustice will do — or a magnetic character that keeps people watching. Tyson has character to spare, since its subject and star is the two-time heavyweight champion and three-year guest of the Indiana penal system. In boxing, “the sweet science,” he was the Frankenstein monster
Eight killed in North Carolina nursing home rampage
Eight people have been killed and several others wounded in a shooting at a nursing home in Carthage, North Carolina, police and hospital officials said Sunday. Carthage Police Chief Chris McKenzie told CNN affiliate News 14 Carolina that there were six dead at the scene and three wounded, including a police officer.
The polar explorer searching for green warriors
Robert Swan’s life reads like a boy’s own adventure tale with a modern eco-twist. Inspired by the daring age of Antarctic exploration, Swan followed in the footsteps of his heroes; the men who risked, and lost, their lives to reach the South Pole.
The Depression Hits Las Vegas
Casino gambling is part of the American Dream.