A defense contractor who provided personal security to Afghan and Iraqi leaders has been charged with killing an Afghan civilian.

A flashy Las Vegas entrepreneur who became a billionaire at the height of the dot-com bubble was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for stock fraud, capping a seven-year investigation that led to seven convictions.

A one time dot-com billionaire from Las Vegas has been sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding investors in his software company in 2001.

Charles “Junior” Johnson was a flashy Las Vegas entrepreneur who was briefly a billionaire back in the days of the dot-com bubble.

Rep. Vito Fossella was convicted Friday of drunken driving in suburban Virginia, another blow from a late-night traffic stop that exposed secrets of his personal life and wrecked his career.

A judge has has convicted Rep. Vito Fossella of drunken driving and will later decide if he should serve time in jail.

A federal judge rejected arguments Friday from a former civilian contractor in Iraq who said his sentence for possessing child pornography should be lighter to more closely align with what military personnel would face.

A police official says at least 10 people died when an apartment building collapsed in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria.

A former Army contractor has pleaded guilty to theft after admitting he and others stole nearly $40 million in jet and diesel fuel from a U.S. Army base in Iraq.

A former high-ranking CIA official pleaded guilty Monday to abusing his influence within the agency to direct lucrative contracts toward an old friend who showered him with tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts.