The creator of the shadowy online marketplace had faced at least 20 years in prison, but federal prosecutors had sought a "substantially" longer sentence.
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Read More »Idaho’s Abortion Ban Is Unconstitutional, Federal Court Says
The case was brought by Jennie McCormack and Dr. Richard Hearn. In 2011, McCormack was arrested and faced criminal charges after she ended her pregnancy.
Read More »First-Quarter Revision Puts GDP In The Red
A harsh winter and burgeoning trade deficit forced the economy to contract by 0.7 percent in the January-March period.
Read More »U.S. Drops Cuba From List Of State Sponsors Of Terrorism
The State Department removed Havana from the list following a thawing of relations with the United States.
Read More »At FIFA Meeting, Israeli And Palestinian Delegates Shake Hands
The "handshake for peace" was perhaps the only thing that could compete with accusations of corruption and bribery that have dominated the international gathering of soccer's governing body.
Read More »Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Second Saudi Attack
At least four people, including a suspected suicide bomber, were killed in the attack on a Shiite mosque in the kingdom's Eastern Province.
Read More »Despite Corruption Scandal, Blatter Wins Fifth Term As FIFA Chief
Switzerland's Sepp Blatter has been FIFA's chief since 1998. His lone challenger withdrew his name from the race after the first round of voting.
Read More »National Spelling Bee Crowns Co-Champs For Second Straight Year
Gokul Venkatachalam and Vanya Shivashankar went back and forth so long the judges were running out of words. Told he needed one more correct spelling to forge a tie, Gokul needed nothing but the word.
Read More »Former House Speaker Hastert Indicted In Probe Into $3.5M In Withdrawals
The Illinois Republican is accused of taking the money out in chunks of less than $10,000 to evade reporting requirements, and of lying to the FBI about it.
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