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MARION — Once the nation's most secure prison, the federal lockup in southern Illinois has housed everyone from spies to a Colombian druglord to dapper mob boss John Gotti. Now the mayor of Marion hopes to roll out the welcome mat for a new set of accused criminals: Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects. While other cities across the U.S. have balked at taking in any of the more than 200 detainees from the infamous lockup in Cuba that President Barack Obama hopes to shutter, Marion is part of a small contingent seeking out the prisoners — and the money and jobs they might bring. "We have the facility, and I say bring them on," Mayor Robert Butler said. Butler would have to clear many hurdles before that would happen, chief among them persuading the Bureau of Prisons to restore his town's medium-security prison to its former... [read full story]
The United Nations is in a standoff with Canadian commentator Anne Bayefsky as it pressures her to sign a statement that she broke the rules on the day she spoke in favour of Israel at a UN microphone.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The collapse of a deal granting Pakistan's president and thousands of other officials freedom from prosecution on graft charges has triggered fresh political turmoil just as the army wages a major battle...
NEW: NATO allies will also be asked to send more troops, officials say Obama met with national security team Monday night to discuss Afghanistan Obama wanted clarification on how, when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility...
By Robert Jackson, KSL.com sports writer SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Jazz return to the hardcourt Tuesday looking to extend their winning streak to a season high four games when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in Salt...
