Hearing Set in Case Against Ex-MA Treasurer
A hearing is scheduled in the case against ex-state Treasurer Timothy Cahill and two of his former aides. WAMC's Tristan O'Neill reports...Cahill is accused of airing taxpayer-funded ads for the state...
View ArticleSix Weeks Later, Trial Winds Down for Former NY Politician
After nearly six weeks, the trial of former New York Senator Pedro Espada Jr. is winding down. WAMC's Dave Lucas reports...Espada is standing trial in Brooklyn federal court. He's charged with looting...
View ArticleFormer MA State Treasurer Makes Court Appearance
Former Massachusetts State Treasurer Timothy Cahill, who is facing corruption charges, was in court briefly Wednesday. WAMC’s Paul Tuthill reports…A pre-trial conference in Cahill’s case was postponed...
View ArticleClemens Perjury Trial Resumes after Five-Day Break
The Roger Clemens perjury trial is resuming after a five-day break. The prosecution's first witness, congressional staffer Phil Barnett, will return to the stand Monday after beginning his testimony...
View ArticleGovernment Might Be Given More Leeway in Clemens Trial
The judge in the Roger Clemens perjury trial may be on the verge of letting the government show the former pitcher's largely baseball-ignorant jury just how widespread steroids and human growth hormone...
View ArticleTwo Cooperators Give Unprecedented Look at al-Qaida
Two high-value government cooperators have offered an unprecedented firsthand account of how al-Qaida operated in the decade following the September 11 attacks. WAMC’s Tristan O’Neill reports…The pair...
View ArticleChief Accuser Expected in Clemens Trial Monday
Roger Clemens' chief accuser is expected to testify against the former pitcher. It will be a make-or-break moment for the prosecution as it seeks to convict Clemens of perjury.Brian McNamee, Clemens'...
View ArticleSandusky at Courthouse for Child Sex-Abuse Trial
Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky has arrived at a Pennsylvania courthouse for the start of his child sex-abuse trial.Sandusky arrived at the courthouse in Bellefonte on Monday morning...
View ArticleA Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald by Errol Morris
On Feb. 17, 1970, physician Jeffrey MacDonald called the police to his Fort Bragg, N.C., home. He told the responding officers that he had been assaulted by a group of "hippie" intruders, who had also...
View Article"East Coast Rapist" Sentenced to Life in Prison
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A Connecticut man who became known as the "East Coast Rapist" for a series of sexual assaults over more than a decade from Rhode Island to Virginia has been sentenced to life in...
View Article4/1/13 - Roundtable on The Roundtable
Today's panelists are WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock, Newsman Ray Graf and University at Albany Journalism Professor and Investigative Reporter, Rosemary Armao. Joe Donhahue moderates.Today's topics:Death...
View Article3/5/14 Panel
Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, newsman Ray Graf and University at Albany Journalism Professor and Investigative Reporter, Rosemary Armao.UkraineLicense ProgramCuomo V. De BlasioMurder Trial
View ArticleThe Duke Lacrosse Scandal Explored By William D. Cohan
Despite being front-page news nationwide, the true story of the 2006 Duke lacrosse team rape case has never been told in its entirety and is more complex than all the reportage to date would...
View Article3/5/15 Panel
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond.Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, SUNY at Albany journalism professor and investigative journalist, Rosemary...
View Article3/30/15 Panel
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond.Today's panelists are WAMC's Alan Chartock, essayist, author, editor and activist - Barbara Smith and SUNY Albany...
View Article4/7/15 Panel
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond.Today's panelists are WAMC's Alan Chartock, SUNY Albany Journalism Professor and Investigative Professor, Rosemary...
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