An American Muslim arrested as a material witness in a terrorism case in 2003 would have to show then-Attorney General John Ashcroft was personally responsible for an infringement of the detainee's constitutional rights, including abuse in prison. A court had issued a warrant for Abdullah al-Kidd's detention.

From Jan. 1 to April 30 of this year, nearly $7 million was spent lobbying Kentucky's lawmakers, according to the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission. In its monthly report, "Ethics Reporter," KLEC reports more than $6.1 million was spent as compensation to 630 lobbyists during the first four months of 2011. Reports filed by employers and legislative agents are compiled at the Legislative Ethics Commission’s website at: http://klec.ky.gov/reports/employersagents.htm.

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A second high-powered international banker now faces charges of sexually assaulting a maid at a Manhattan hotel.

Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, of Egypt, was arrested on Monday after an incident at The Pierre, a hotel on the Upper East Side.

According to The Associated Press:

U.S. home prices fell to new, post-bubble lows in March, according to the latest Case-Shiller home price numbers. And with the wave of foreclosures continuing, it's hard to see an end to the housing bust.

Foreclosures and short sales are a key driver of falling home prices. They contribute to the glut of houses on the market, and tend to sell at discounted prices.

The United States isn't the only country to be hit with E. coli in its food supply.

Germany is in the midst of a foodborne disease outbreak that has reportedly claimed 16 lives. The problem is a variety of E. coli that produces a toxin that can lead to severe kidney damage.

Anxiety about the job market, inflation and the general economic outlook combined to push down consumer confidence in May, the private Conference Board business research group just reported.

It's Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 60.8 from 66 in April.

Lynn Franco, director of the group's Consumer Research Center, says in a statement released with the report that:

There are conflicting reports at this hour about the fate of Syed Saleem Shahzad, Pakistan bureau chief for Asia Times Online, who has been missing since Sunday evening.

Pakistan's Daily Times says that Human Rights Watch has been told by "credible sources" that Shahzad "is in custody of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)" — Pakistan's intelligence agency.

Nik Steinberg is a researcher in the Americas division of Human Rights Watch.

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