Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey appointed a special prosecutor on Monday to investigate whether criminal charges should be brought against former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and other officials in connection with the firings of nine of United States attorneys in 2006.
The move came as the Justice Department released a report by its inspector general severely criticizing the process that led to the firings.
Nearly every criminal case reviewed by the FBI and the Justice Department as part of a...
A water main exploded near the University of California-Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon, flooding much of the...
