Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship faces up to a year in prison and a fine of $250,000. This was after the ex-CEO was involved in a conspiracy to violate mine safety standards leading up to the deadly West Virginia mine disaster.
The Justice Department announced eight counts of indictment of a former congressman's chief of staff. He has been charged with using congressional funds to pay a campaign consultant.
The Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission has charged a black circuit judge with six counts of misconduct. This was after the judge was alleged of racially charged public comments toward a prosecutor.
French Premier Manuel Valls ominously said in a conference that Islamism was capturing the hearts and minds of the people in France, the country which has the biggest Muslim population in Europe.
