A pediatrician known for his research on paranormal science and near-death experiences with children was convicted Thursday of waterboarding the daughter of his longtime companion by holding her head ...

Does anybody remember torture? It used to be quite the scandal stateside, as the abuse and misconduct of officials at places like Guantanamo Bay made news, but you don't hear about it as much anymore.

A Harvard study on major U.S. newspapers shows that the papers, when reporting on waterboarding, were drastically inconsistent about when they did and did not describe it as torture. When used by ...