block a civil case brought by former detainees at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq who alleged

sites, graphically documented torture of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison, and drone strikes on

1854: The Republican Party of the United States is founded by slavery opponents at a schoolhouse in Ripon, Wis.... President Bill Clinton would pardon her in 2001.) 1985: Libby Riddles of Teller, Alaska, becomes the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race.... 1990: Singer Gloria Estefan suffers a broken back when a truck rear-ends her tour bus on a snow-covered highway in Pennsylvania....

Anyone watching Donald Rumsfeld’s briefings about the invasion of Iraq, needed to be ready to keep pinching themselves. Firstly there was the bespectacled swagger and confidence, about things that rapidly proved wrong.... He smiled and charmed, threw out soundbites that in Washington DC amounted to poetry. Pretty soon, his Pentagon briefings were a “ must-watch ” and the defence secretary was appearing on the cover of magazines.... Rumsfeld oversaw first the October 2001 invasion of Afghanista

The Supreme Court decided against hearing arguments in a case over the constitutionality of restroom policies that prevent transgender students from using the bathroom of their choice in public schools, handing a victory to LGBT+ activists. The decision to not hear arguments in Gloucester County School Board v Grimm means that a lower court ruling that found such policies to be unconstitutional as well as in violation of federal Title IX protections will stand.Mr Grimm, now 22 years old, origina

11, 2011, file photo, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks to politicians and academics during a luncheon on security in rising Asia, in Taipei, Taiwan.... After retiring in 2008 he headed the Rumsfeld Foundation to promote public service and to work with charities that provide services and support for military families and wounded veterans.... " Rummy," as he was often called, was ambitious, witty, energetic, engaging and capable of great personal warmth....

But he irritated many with his confrontational style.... Frequently presiding at televised briefings, Rumsfeld became something of a TV star, applauded for his blunt talk and uncompromising style.By 2002 the Bush administration’s attention shifted to Iraq, which played no role in the Sept 11 attacks. The US-led invasion of Iraq was launched in March 2003.... Baghdad fell quickly, but US and allied forces soon became consumed with a furious resistance....

BEIRUT— The two trucks raced toward the prison and then split up.... One hurtled into the gates, the other the security wall, before both erupted in fireballs of metal and masonry.... The SDF said about 1, 600 of the prisoners had given themselves up....

" Syria needs to be given a chance, and that's what's happened." Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, looks on during a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Feb.... Francisco Seco/ AP Barrack also said the purpose driving Trump was not to hold leverage over the newly-formed government." But one thing is clear, neither the president or the secretary of state is nation building.... They're not giving the framework

WASHINGTON--A closely watched voting rights dispute from Arizona is among five cases standing between the Supreme Court and its summer break.... Now they'll have to decide whether to hear other cases involving religious freedom claims.... Alternately, they could send the cases back to lower courts for review in light of their recent decision. The pending cases include a dispute out of Washington state involving a florist who refused to provide arrangements for a same-sex wedding....