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Ex-justice minister, special counsel appeal martial law-related ruling

Former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae and special counsel Cho Eun-suk have both appealed to the Supreme Court, challenging an appellate court ruling that reduce…

Serial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager's 1974 killing through DNA testing

DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of another Utah teenager, authorities announced Tuesday, exactly 52 years after her body was discovered in the…

Judge to appoint special master in California voting case in setback to Trump admin

The judge appeared skeptical of the DOJ's request for a restraining order.

Former NBA guard Malik Beasley to plead guilty in U.S. betting case

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York alleges that Beasley manipulated his statistics in certain categories in at least four games to …

State witness expected to testify in AKA, Tibs murder trial

On Tuesday, concerns were raised about whether CCTV footage could have been tampered with.

Kerala HC extends stay on trial in journalist K.M. Basheer’s death

A Supreme Court Case Underlines the Absurdity of the Federal Ban on Home Distilling

Criminalizing the hobby is morally indefensible and inconsistent with the treatment of wine and beer.

Justice Department targets Maryland school district in new parental rights lawsuit

The Department of Justice claims Anne Arundel County Public Schools' policies illegally withhold gender-related information from parents.

Fired MAGA Mouthpiece Rips Hypocrite Fox Star Over Ambush

Trump’s short-lived White House press secretary has fired back at a Fox News star for grilling her on national television the day before she was laid off. Katie…

Brothers Get 30-Year Sentences: New York court jails Alexander trio; 12 victims describe trauma

Tal Alexander and his twin brothers, Oren and Alon Alexander, have been sentenced to 30 years in prison following their convictions for drugging and sexually as…

The Bolsonaro Family Playbook: Lose, Cry Fraud, and Run to Trump’s America

Brazil’s Supreme court tried to strip Flávio Bolsonaro's passport, but the Trump administration granted him a visa, according to reports. The post The Bolsonaro…

Trump reups calls to put Cruz on Supreme Court in vacancy scenario

President Trump joked Tuesday that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would be his pick for the next Supreme Court vacancy, saying the senator could get unanimously confir…

Federal grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson

A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her tes…

Egyptian Court Orders News Site Closed as Critics Warn of a Crackdown

Mada Masr, one of Egypt’s few independent media outlets, said a judge ordered it closed for operating without a license and detained its editor in chief.

Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters

In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it …

Lil Durk seeks bond as slain rapper Lul Pab’s mother says she does not oppose release

Defense submits support letters from JAY-Z, J. Cole, Michael Rubin, ex-prosecutor Kim Foxx as Lil Durk awaits separate 2027 racketeering-related murder trial.

Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson

The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.

Judge Limits Candace Owens’s Liability in Macron Defamation Case

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte, sued Candace Owens in 2025 over claims she made about Ms. Macron’s gender. A judge said the court…

Abia NDC stakeholder commends INEC over S’Court verdict

An NDC group in Abia has commended INEC for its firmness in defending the Electoral Act, following a Supreme Court verdict on party membership and primarie Read…

British Columbia privacy watchdog investigates OpenAI use of Tumbler Ridge shooter’s personal information

OpenAI filed a petition this week to shut down the investigation.

U.S. granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and family

The U.S. government is granting visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family following his defeat in Brazil's presidential election, a senior Trump administration o…

Trump Insults His Texas Senate Candidate Ken Paxton

President Donald Trump has declared that his MAGA pick for the Texas Senate is just not hot enough.The looks-obsessed Trump, 80, slighted Ken Paxton’s appearanc…

Hasan Piker files $72 million defamation suit against Scott Jennings

The lawsuit centers on an edited video of Piker's comments from three separate Twitch streams from 2024, in which the streamer mocked a debater for wanting to r…

Community alleges deputy speaker bullying resident over FG project

A community has accused Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu of bullying a resident with a lawsuit for questioning a substandard N1.3bn FG road project in his constitue Read…

Federal workers ask judge to block ‘proselytizing’ emails from USDA secretary

The employees say they could not avoid or opt out of increasingly religious emails U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent to the entire USDA workforc…

Dog rescue favored by celebrities is an 'illegal commercial enterprise,' L.A. claims

The Los Angeles city attorney's office is suing an animal rescue organization that was once a favorite among Hollywood celebrities, alleging that its owner purc…

Family sues over parents’ death from carbon monoxide poisoning

A couple died while staying overnight at a posh oceanside home. Their children claim a Navien tankless water heater was to blame.

Judge finds L.A.'s top federal prosecutor is unlawfully serving, bars him from two cases

The judge barred Bill Essayli from overseeing two prosecutions but delayed the order's effect, leaving his leadership of the L.A. office under a legal cloud.

Supreme Court Allows Texas’ Deal With Justice Dept. on Deportation Proceedings

Immigrant advocates called the agreement “collusion” and had asked the justices to reinstate a Biden-era policy that gave immigration judges discretion.

Court Rules Ba'athist Ban on Foreign Ownership Unconstitutional

By John Lee. Iraq's Federal Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a decree issued by the dissolved Revolutionary Command Council that had blocked foreign nat…