James Gordon Meek, a former investigative journalist with ABC News, has been sentenced to only six years in prison in a child pornography case, with a maximum penalty of 20 years or more.
U.S. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, along with his wife, has been indicted on charges associated with allegedly accepting bribes in the form of cash, luxury automobiles, and gold bars.
American citizen journalist Gonzalo Lira is currently in a Ukrainian prison cell as the United States government debates sending more money to the struggling country.
Convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante was apprehended in Pennsylvania, nearly two weeks after his daring escape from a Chester County prison, the state police announced on Wednesday.