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"The government had appealed after a federal judge in July ordered it to return $1.07 million to 35-year-old Tara Mishra, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Mishra said the cash was her life savings earned over years as an exotic dancer. Government lawyers had claimed the money was connected to illegal drugs, but offered no proof."

That's not fair they can just take someone's money away like that. Although it was a large amount, they should have looked into the case other than taking her money, especially if she wasn't under the influence of drugs and nothing was suspicious except the amount.

She's either an amazing exotic dancer or there's some side business but you never know, they shouldn't have taken her money without further evidence and proof.

He was speaking as the manslaughter trial began in the ruined town of L'Aquila of six scientists and one government official for their alleged role in the deaths of 309 people in the quake of April 2009

"At least 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies have secretly equipped their officers with radar devices that allow them to effectively peer through the walls of houses to see whether anyone is inside, a practice raising new concerns about the extent of government surveillance."

"Engineers at America's biggest automaker, which got a $50 billion government bailout in the financial crisis, knew of a flawed ignition switch but rejected a fix that would have cost 90 cents apiece, according to evidence provided to lawmakers. The switch could be jarred into the "accessory" position, shutting off the engine, disabling power steering and brakes and preventing air bags from deploying. The faulty switches are linked to the deaths of at least 124 people, many of them in entry-level cars marketed to young drivers -- a graduation gift from proud parents, a starter car for college -- least prepared to react to a sudden loss of power on the road."

This will break a treaty they have had with the U.S

(CNN) -- His reputation already in tatters after a lifetime ban by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Lance Armstrong finds out Monday whether he will be scrubbed from the record books for the seven feats that made him a cycling legend. The International Cycling Union, the sport's governing body, is set to rule on the U.S.

An Italian court convicted six scientists and a government official of manslaughter on Monday and sentenced them to six years in prison for failing to give adequate warning of a deadly earthquake which destroyed the central city of L'Aquila and killed more than 300 people in 2009.