The legal definition of the term 'unlawful combatants' was used to justify detaining people at Guantanamo indefinitely, without ever charging them with a crime. Now, the president is using it to ...

A COMMUNITY group says Tasmania is the only Australian jurisdiction not to have a mandatory sex offender register and has called on the government to act. COMMUNITY lobby group People Protecting ...

Despite lying about not being behind the wheel of his car when it was snapped by a speed camera in 2005, the former police secretary escaped criminal punishment when the staffer he claimed was driving ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Sheffield won the race for Detroit mayor on Tuesday, defeating Solomon Kinloch Jr. to become the first woman elected to lead the city. Sheffield, the Detroit City Council ...

Ald Zucco also wants designated smoking spots in areas to ensure smokers have a clear understanding of where they can smoke. The Mercury has reported that hoteliers are becoming frustrated with ...

The executive of one of Te Pāti Māori's electorates is petitioning for the party's president to stand down, saying the "kaupapa deserves better." The call for John Tamihere's resignation comes ...

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Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie were set to return to Earth on Wednesday after spending six months on China’s Tiangong space station. But hours before their Shenzhou-20 ...