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In this August 2001 file photo released by the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, Zacarias Moussaoui is seen.

This July 2009 photo downloaded from the Arabic language web site www.muslm.net shows a man identified by the site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept.

November 21, 2009, 6:44 AM / A judge has initially rejected efforts by an Allegany County citizens group to block further work on renovations at the county courthouse in Belmont.

New York juries are often loath to impose the death penalty, even for terrorists.In fact, a jury spared the lives of two Osama bin Laden followers a month after Sept.

President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.

The Cuban band Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Pineiro can legitimately claim to be inventors of salsa.

11 terror attacks and four alleged accomplices in a lower Manhattan courthouse. The venue for the biggest trial in the age of terrorism means prosecutors must balance difficult issues such as rough treatment of detainees and sensitive intelligence-gathering with the Justice Department 's desire to prove that the federal courts are able to handle ...

In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba.

This July 2009 photo downloaded from the Arabic language web site www.muslm.net shows a man identified by the site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept.

President Barack Obama walks over to his set before his bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at Kantei, the prime minister's official residence, in Tokyo , Japan .

Country Captain Chicken - 'chicken in some type of green sauce,' according to Lance Cpl.

It's been nearly 45 years since Ed Elias first set foot on American soil, but he may never forget the hardships his family endured when they emigrated from Cuba.

ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez says she is briefly detained, harrassed by state security agents HAVANA - HAVANA a ' A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said she was briefly detained Friday and warned by state security agents about her opposition activity.

And now for the important news .... By Argus Hamilton WalMart began selling caskets on its web site Thursday which prompted fears by funeral parlors that they'll be undersold.

Since the election of President Obama, there has been no change whatsoever in the implementation of the blockade SPEECH BY FOREIGN MINISTER BRUNO RODRA GUEZ PARRILLA AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNDER THE ITEM "NECESSITY OF ENDING THE ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL EMBARGO IMPOSED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AGAINST CUBA". Mr.

The Obama administration on Wednesday defended the long-running U.S. economic embargo against Cuba in the face of another overwhelming U.N. General Assembly vote condemning American policy toward the island nation.

A husband and wife from Perry have entered pleas of not guilty in Cattaraugus County Court to insurance fraud and related charges involving a mobile home.

The Seneca Nation of Indians have started work on their latest retail operation - a convenience store and gas station in the heart of its Oil Spring Territory.

Susan Lynch of Vernon has been interested in the art field since childhood. Originally from Cuba, New York , she was director of advertising for several years before moving to Connecticut.

Since starting their alpaca breeding business in 1999, Tom and Doreen Lamoreaux have grown to love their fluffy animals whose fleece is softer than cashmere.