DENVER, Aug. 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado are calling on officials at the Denver Women's Correctional Facility (DWCF) to immediately end a new type of degrading body cavity search in which correctional officers force prisoners to open their labia, and, according to some reports, even to pull back the skin of their clitorises. In a letter sent this week to Ari Zavaras, the head of the   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 24 -- The Alaska Department of Public Safety issued the following State Troopers dispatches: Any charges reported in these press releases are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. A Detachment...No news reported. B Detachment ------------------------------------------------- Location: Palmer Case Number: 10-80058 Type: Assault III X 3, Assault IV X 3, MIW IV, DUI, DWLS Text: On 8/23/10, at approxim  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of the daily press briefing: INDEX: DEPARTMENT Negotiating Team to Sudan / Ambassador Princeton Lyman / North-South Comprehensive Peace Agreement / Humanitarian Situation WikiLeaks Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf Trip / Media Interest NORTH KOREA President Carter's Humanitarian Trip / Mr. Gomes Nuclear Facilities / Concrete Actions PAKISTAN Floods in Pakistan / U.S. Assistance / Texting ME  more