Appeals court lets government halt torture lawsuit (AP)

Court orders immediate halt to gay military ban (AP)
AP - A federal appeals court ordered the U.S. government on Wednesday to immediately cease enforcing the longstanding ban on openly gay members of the military.

AP IMPACT: Teaching jihad in Indonesian prisons (AP)
AP - A sweeping crackdown on terrorism in the past decade has spawned a new problem in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation: Militants in jail are recruiting new followers to...

Congress sends terrorism-fighting bill to Obama (AP)
AP - Congress on Thursday passed a four-year extension of post-Sept. 11 powers to search records and conduct roving wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists. Votes taken in rapid succession in the...

High court allows gay military ban for now (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Pentagon to continue preventing openly gay people from serving in the military while a federal appeals court reviews the "don't ask, don't tell"...

High court allows gay military ban for now (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military to remain in place while a federal appeals court considers the issue.