Controversial Gitmo art exhibit closes after Snapchat threat

A woman looks at paintings made by detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at an art exhibition at John Jay College. John Jay College will be closing a controversial art exhibit on Monday - featuring paintings and sculptures created by Guantanamo detainees - after someone made a "threat" on Snapchat, officials said.

Exhibit of art by Guantanamo terror suspects sparks outrage

An art exhibit at a New York City college seemed innocuous enough, mostly seascapes and still-life paintings of flowers and fruit. But it's the background of the artists - current and former terror suspects at the notorious Guantanamo Bay detention center - that drew protest and prompted the Pentagon to bar the further release of works created at the military-run prison.

Price of bitcoin over $10,000 as rally gains pace

This year's Grammy nominations sent a clear message: The Recording Academy wants to see a black or Latino act have a better shot at winning in the major categories. This year's Grammy nominations sent a clear message: The Recording Academy wants to see a black or Latino act have a better shot at winning in the major categories.

Merkel wants to help Africa curb illegal migration flow

This year's Grammy nominations sent a clear message: The Recording Academy wants to see a black or Latino act have a better shot at winning in the major categories. This year's Grammy nominations sent a clear message: The Recording Academy wants to see a black or Latino act have a better shot at winning in the major categories.

Prosecuting Terrorists in Civilian Courts Still Works

This courtroom sketch depicts Ahmed Abu Khattala listening to a interpreter through earphones during the opening statement by assistant U.S. attorney John Crabb at federal court in Washington in the trial presided by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, on October 2, 2017. On November 15, the defense rested in the trial of terrorism suspect, Abu Khattala, the alleged conspirator behind the 2014 attack in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans .

Nick Knowles opens up about his womanising reputation

Duterte dancing! Trump pulls series of hilarious faces during awkward Asia leaders' group photo as he links arms with Philippines president in traditional handshake ceremony Weeds star Elizabeth Perkins holds sign naming actor James Woods as she joins hundreds of women in stand against sexual abuse at the #MeToo Survivors march in Hollywood Why everything you know about happiness is wrong: An intriguing book says the key is to wallow in your worries and remember no one cares what you think Is the CICO diet the new Keto? Internet goes mad for the latest incarnation of the classic weight loss regime - but experts question whether it is safe or sustainable They'll definitely draw a gasp! The VERY revealing children's sketches that prove little ones notice a LOT more than their parents think Boeing 757's flight controls are HACKED remotely while on the runway without the knowledge of the ... (more)

Paris Jackson’s Morrison dress from Melbourne Cup sold out

Beyond Gitmo: The lonely existence of former Guantanamo Bay prisoners who have been released to rebuild their lives in foreign countries without a phone, bank account or driver's license Legendary gossip columnist Liz Smith who chronicled Trump's divorce from Ivana and decades of salacious tittle-tattle in the Big Apple dies aged 94 Why everything you know about happiness is wrong: An intriguing book says the key is to wallow in your worries and remember no one cares what you think Hundreds descend on small Texas town for Sunday service one week after deadly shooting massacre - as it's revealed the church will be demolished and rebuilt elsewhere Torso found in frozen Canadian lake identified as 18-year-old who was reported missing by her family in August Viewers are left 'cringing' as Jared Leto is referred to as chat show host 'Jay Leno' by MC Grindah in awkward encounter at 2017 MTV ... (more)

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoners’ lives revealed

The men were found to be innocent of any wrong-doing against the United States, but were unable to return home after being released from Guantanamo after spending more than a decade there in some cases New-York based photographer Debi Cornwall visited the Guantanamo Bay detention center over the course of two years, chronicling the day-to-day life of military personnel stationed there. Afterwards, she tracked down some of the men spread across nine countries who had been released to discuss their adjustment to life after Gitmo.

Serial drink-driver jailed after killing teen cyclist

Osama bin Laden's home movies: CIA's astonishing footage shows terror chief's children using guns to shoot water balloons and playing outside while he was the world's most wanted man Shackled and shameless: Uzbek terrorist appears in court in a wheelchair after it emerges he had thousands of ISIS videos on his phone and asked to fly terror flag in his hospital room Trump reveals New York terror suspect brought in TWENTY THREE 'family members' after winning Green Card lottery as he says it's time to end 'chain migration' White House declares New York terror suspect an 'enemy combatant' - denying him the right to remain silent and have a lawyer - and says Trump 'would support' sending 'animal' to Gitmo EXCLUSIVE - NYC terrorist conducted a test run: Neighbor spotted the Uzbek immigrant wearing a traditional 'robe' and driving around in a Home Depot truck for weeks as another says he often ... (more)

Dramatic sentencing hearing expected in Bergdahl case

The fate of Bowe Bergdahl - the Army sergeant who pleaded guilty to endangering his comrades by leaving his post in 2009 in Afghanistan - now rests in the hands of a judge. A sentencing hearing for Bergdahl starts Monday at Fort Bragg and is expected to feature dramatic testimony about soldiers and a Navy SEAL badly hurt while they searched for the missing Bergdahl, who was held captive for five years by Taliban allies after leaving his post.

“Enemy combatants” again?

Today, it seems as if that "detention facility" will have a far longer life than I ever imagined and that it, and everything it represents, will become a true, if grim, legacy of twenty-first-century America. It appears that we just can't escape the perpetual pendulum of the never-ending war on terror as it invariably swings away from the rule of law and the protections of the Constitution.

Bergdahl guilty pleas leave room for drama at sentencing

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the Fort Bragg courthouse after a lunch break on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl, who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held by the Taliban for five years, is charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. By JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Army Sgt.

Trial to open for suspected mastermind of Benghazi attacks

A trial of the suspected mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attacks will unfold this week in a federal courtroom in Washington, three years after he was captured by U.S. special forces in Libya and brought to the U.S. on a 13-day trip aboard a Navy ship. Opening statements will take place Monday in the case against Ahmed Abu Khattala, whom prosecutors describe as the ringleader of the attacks at a diplomatic compound that killed four Americans and became a political flashpoint given its timing weeks before President Barack Obama's re-election.

Why you should care about the NDAA

The Senate is set to move forward with its version of the annual defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act -- marking the latest step for a key piece of legislation that has been passed by Congress for 55 straight years. At a time where passing bills is often challenged by the deep partisan divide and competing political factions on Capitol Hill, it can be difficult to understand why the NDAA would be any different.

US Navy to evacuate 5,000 as military preps for Hurricane Irma

The US military has ordered the evacuation of over five thousand personnel from a Naval Air Station in Florida in preparation for Hurricane Irma. Currently, it is threatening to slam into Caribbean islands including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with "potentially catastrophic" force on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.