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Federal prosecutors indicted two Somali immigrants living in Minnesota on terrorism-related charges and accusing one man of lying to federal agents. One suspect allegedly told an FBI agent that: A federal grand jury indicted Abdifatah Yusuf Isse a/k/a Omar, and Salah Osman Ahmed a/k/a Salman in February 2009, but the indictment (below) remained sealed until yesterday. “he did not know anyone on his flight to Somalia in December 2007 when, in fact, he traveled to Somalia together with an individual he knew so that they could fight jihad in Somlia....

A federal appeals court reversed the U.S. government’s decision for denying a Muslim scholar’s entry into the U.S., holding that Tariq Ramadan was improperly denied an entry visa by a U.S. Consular official without first being given a chance to show that he knew, or should have known, that he donated money to a European charity that gave funds to Hamas, a U.S. State Department-designated terrorist organization. The ruling (below) sends the case back to the U....

The summer power outage affecting much of the United States could not have had worse timing. As millions of Americans are suffering through record-breaking summertime temperatures, they are coping without air conditioning, refrigeration, and anything else that requires electricity. Summer power outages are common. While this year may seem particularly bad, the summer is not over yet. Fortunately, there are some steps you can take to prepare for a power outage....

Debtors prisons were outlawed in the 1800s, and the U.S. Supreme Court, as recently as 1983, has said that a person cannot be imprisoned for not being able to pay their fine. It goes without saying then, that you can’t get sent to jail for not paying your court-ordered fine, right? Don’t count on it. In 1983’s Bearden v. Georgia, the Supreme Court held that a state who sentenced someone to pay a fine or restitution “may not thereafter imprison a person solely because he lacked the resources to pay it....

“Dr. Phil’s” producers are suing Gawker Media for posting his interview with Manti Te’o’s catfishing hoaxster on its sports gossip blog, Deadspin.com. The suit claims that Gawker stole copyrighted material and posted the juiciest parts of the interview online before the “Dr. Phil” episode aired, resulting in lower ratings for the second episode of the two-part interview. The claim also takes aim beyond Deadspin’s specific use of this one video, including any incident in which copyrighted material is posted online before it airs on TV in all time zones, reports UPI....

Actress Halle Berry took her ex to court Monday, alleging that he had straightened and highlighted their 6-year-old daughter’s hair, making her appear more white. Berry and former boyfriend Gabriel Aubry have joint custody of daughter Nahla. But according to TMZ, Berry sent her lawyers to court to request a judge forbid Aubry from altering the girl’s naturally curly hair. Ultimately, the judge ruled that neither Berry nor Aubry could change the girl’s hair from its natural color, in the latest court battle between these former lovebirds-turned-litigants....

Kerry Kennedy was arrested in New York last week, charged with driving while impaired when she allegedly crashed into a tractor-trailer and left the scene. Now questions are being asked as to whether the sleeping drug, Ambien, caused Kerry Kennedy to crash. Kennedy, the ex-wife of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, allegedly told police that she may have taken the drug that morning, but doesn’t remember for sure, reports ABC....

A federal judge has ruled that actor/comedian Louis C.K. failed to pay health and pension contributions related to his work on his TV show “Louie.” Those payments were supposed to go from Louis C.K. (the producer) to three motion-picture industry health and retirement benefit plans on behalf of Louis C.K. (the editor). Because Louis C.K. wears so many hats to make “Louie,” the circumstances are a bit convoluted. So let’s see if we can suss out what’s going on here, legally speaking....

A man has sued MTV, claiming in a new Jersey Shore lawsuit that the network stole the show idea from him. Bruce Hulse filed the case in Los Angeles. He said he met up with the network in 2006 and pitched an idea called Jersey Shore. To make matters more interesting, Hulse said he even showed a video of what his show idea would be like - he screened a clip to MTV execs that showed “stereotypical young men and women from New Jersey who were spending their summer in and around the New Jersey shore and cities....

Lesbian, bisexual and gay youth are singled out more than their heterosexual counterparts for punishment from authorities, according to a new study. The study, undertaken at Yale and to be published in the January 2011 issue of the medical journal Pediatrics, found that lesbian, gay and bisexual adolescents are about 40% more likely to be expelled from school, arrested by police and convicted by courts than their peers. The study results are quite surprising because the punishments do not correlate with student behavior, reports the Hartford Courant....

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a Porsche recall on Monday that affects 1,232 of its more-than-$100,000 vehicles. The recall covers all 2012 911 Carrera S coupes that were built between October 26, 2011 and January 24, 2012, according to Inside Line. There are concerns that the vehicle’s fuel line may become disconnected, increasing the risk of fire. More specifically, an “assembly error” has caused “interference between a coolant line and a fuel line....

Consumers are still waiting for word on the latest update from the FDA regarding its position on the controversial chemical, bisphenol A, also known as BPA. As most consumers are aware, BPA is a chemical that is used in the lining of plastic bottles and in cans. As a result, most people have some exposure to low levels of BPA. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said earlier in the year that some updates in the FDA’s position would take place by November 30....

Singer Whitney Houston’s funeral is set for Saturday in her native New Jersey. But a dispute about where Houston will be buried is pitting her famous mother and cousin Dionne Warwick against the rest of her family, reports say. Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy, 78, and Warwick, 71, wanted the late singer to be buried in Atlanta, where many of her fondest memories took place, the website TMZ reports. Other relatives want Houston buried in her native New Jersey....

George Zimmerman is seeking a six-month delay in his trial for the alleged murder of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer, claims that prosecutors have been slow to turn over evidence in the case, affecting his ability to prepare his defense. Zimmerman seeks to have his second-degree murder trial moved from June to November, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The delay, if approved, would also likely delay Zimmerman’s “Stand Your Ground” hearing....

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that foreign-born young relatives of American citizens and legal immigrants need to start the visa process over if they “age out” while waiting for a visa. Currently the law allows extended relatives (such as nieces, nephews, and grandchildren) of legal U.S. residents to “piggyback” on their parents’ visa applications until they reach 21 and “age out.” The Supreme Court was asked to interpret whether U....

Cute blonde profiling? D’Errico was on her way to Pittsburgh on a family emergency with her 17-year-old son when she was pulled out of the security line for an extra search, reports AoLNews. D’Errico claims that she was not given the normal choice of a TSA body scan or a pat-down, but just put right into the scan. When she asked the agent why he had singled her out, he reportedly said, “‘Because you caught my eye, and they’ – pointing to the other passengers – ‘didn’t....

Notorious gangster “Whitey” Bulger was found guilty on almost all counts by a federal jury Monday, after five days of deliberation in a case that spanned more than 40 years. Jurors found the former leader of Boston’s “Winter Hill” crime gang was responsible for 11 of the 19 murders he’d been charged with. Although Bulger does not face the death penalty, he is almost certain to “go to jail for the rest of his life,” reports Reuters....

Wife swapping may be questionably immoral, but it’s certainly legal … so long as money is not involved. Once you pay for sex, wife swapping or any other type of sexual encounter for money becomes prostitution, as former “Wife Swap” star Alicia Guastaferro discovered. Just three years ago, the 20-year-old Guastaferro appeared on the relatively innocent ABC television show in which a wife and mother would be “swapped” with another family....

There’s a balance between the convenience that advancement in technology has provided with the fact that it’s created new avenues for potential scams. For this reason, it’s important to be aware of the current scams that are going around during a given period of time, like the FedEx shipping scam that occurred during the holidays, and to take certain steps to protect yourself. 1. Be Mindful of Your Passwords All online accounts require passwords, and the strength of that password can be the difference between protecting your personal information and exposing it....

A teenage boy sentenced to probation for drunk driving and killing four people in 2013 is under investigation for playing beer pong. Ethan Couch was caught drinking on camera at a party, allegedly, and the video was posted on Twitter, tagging the Tarrant County District Attorney, Gawker reports. Couch is famous for his “affluenza” defense. In 2013, his doctor testified that he was the victim of privilege and should not be punished for being too rich to care about consequences....