Nov 6th, 2008 · Fourteen torturous years in the making, at a reported cost of 14 million dollars, the latest album from Guns N' Roses' will finally come out on Nov. 23. As rock's answer to J.D. Salinger, Axl Rose kept Chinese Democracy under close wraps, but the anticipation outweighs the final product.
Oct 21st, 2008 · A former Chicago police lieutenant was arrested Tuesday and charged with lying about the alleged torture of suspects. For decades, criminal suspects on Chicago's south side complained they'd been beaten and abused while being interrogated by detectives.
Oct 9th, 2008 · They're bright, they're perky — and they've got no inner life. In fact, they exist only to soothe the tortured souls of the male lead. A lighthearted look at MPDGs throughout movie history.
Sep 22nd, 2008 · Jury selection in the trial of Boston-born Charles "Chuckie" Taylor Jr. begins this week in Miami. Taylor once led Liberia's "Demon Forces" and allegedly took part in torturing victims.
Aug 25th, 2008 · The war in Iraq has had a severe impact on the country's children. More than 650 children were reported killed there last year. Iraq's children also have been the victims of kidnapping, torture and rape. In the first of two pieces, NPR's Lourdes Garcia Navarro reports, a clinic for children suffering post-traumatic stress disorder is opening this month in Baghdad.
Jul 31st, 2008 · Human Rights Watch says the two main Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, have been illegally arresting, torturing and even killing each other's members.
Jul 18th, 2008 · The policy and program are still in place, but whether they are actually being used at the moment seems doubtful, says The New Yorker's Jane Mayer. She also tells Madeleine Brand why one man water boarded himself to find whether it was torture.
Jul 17th, 2008 · Former Attorney General John Ashcroft has said it was not difficult to withdraw Justice Department legal opinions approving the use of harsh interrogation methods. He told a House panel the legal reasoning behind both memos was flawed and needed to be corrected.