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Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse
The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him.
Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns
Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, resigned from the Justice Department on Thursday.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case
Wong, 30, in prison since 2020, is only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security law Exclusive: Joshua Wong laments city’s fate from inside maximum security prison The Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to “fore
DOJ Steps Up Leak Investigation on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
Investigators, using subpoenas and other law enforcement powers, are accelerating an inquiry that takes the Trump administration into the inner workings of the court.
Trump's lawyers argue appeal in "hush money" case
President Trump was convicted in 2024 of 34 felonies tied to a 2016 "hush money" payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Trump: Sen. Sullivan should get votes cast for Alaska's other Sullivan
President Trump wrote Thursday that incumbent Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) should receive the vote totals for Dan J. Sullivan, a Senate candidate in Alaska's tumultuous race who has the same name as the incumbent lawmaker. The big picture: Trump's DOJ has sought to intervene in the race, citing vote
US accuses Mexican judge of $2m bribe to free accused drug trafficker allegedly linked to ex-Olympic snowboarder
The judge oversaw extradition proceedings in Mexico for a Canadian citizen allegedly helping Ryan Wedding A Mexican judge has been arrested and accused of accepting $2m in bribes in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody, US officials said on Thursday.
DP World Tour ready to extend olive branch to rebels including DeChambeau after LIV Golf collapse
Bankruptcy proceedings for LIV Golf begin in New Jersey court DP World Tour expecting an influx of players from LIV Golf The DP World Tour is expecting an influx of players from LIV Golf next year and is ready to extend an olive branch to all the former rebels, including the face of its doomed reviv
Head of DOJ Civil Rights Division resigns after GOP midterms loss
WASHINGTON — Harmeet Dhillon, the Republican attorney who oversaw a massive overhaul of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, submitted her resignation on Thursday.
Reform councillor charged with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape
A Reform UK councillor says he is "shocked and dismayed" after being charged with 35 offences, including 12 counts of rape.
Nigeria court bars opposition candidate two months before election
In tonight's edition, a Nigerian court disqualifies a leading presidential candidate, adding fresh complications for the electoral process two months before the election. Also, tens of thousands have fled across the border into Kenya as deadly ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia intensify.
AP Exclusive: Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war
Court documents reveal President Donald Trump's administration held secret talks with Iran about deporting Iranians during the ongoing war
US holds secret talks with Tehran to deport Iranians even as war drags on, court documents show
Trump administration push emerges from a lawsuit alleging violations of national immigration regulations The Trump administration held secret talks with Iran on deporting Iranians even as the war there dragged on, court documents obtained by the Associated Press show.
Ex-Alaska lawmaker details mystery recruiter as FBI, Congress widen 'Decoy Dan' scrutiny
The FBI interviewed former Alaska Republican David Eastman after a Democratic operative allegedly posed as a conservative recruiter in the Senate race.
OpenAI Sued Over Claim ChatGPT Drafted Lethal Poisoning Plan
James Gates says he started to suspect his wife was trying to poison him after he found a handwritten note with a list of substances and dosage plans, some of which were labeled “lethal.”
Fired Good Good Golf exec sues for $1M and claims he was scape-goated for controversial ad
Court filings show the original approved ad script contained no scenes depicting domestic violence, pushing or physical altercation of any kind
LIV golf to shutter league, lawyer says in bankruptcy hearing
LIV Golf is shuttering after five years that fractured the sport's landscape, announcing Thursday in bankruptcy court it plans to wind down operations instead of launching a new version because it didn't have enough support.
Legal fight over 'The Pitt' and 'ER'
The hit TV series "The Pitt" is facing a lawsuit over claims that it borrows too heavily from another famous medical drama — "ER." ABC News legal analyst Brian Buckmire breaks down the legal battle.
Top US civil rights official resigns
New Democratic Congress expected to probe Trump Justice Department office's handling of Epstein files and ICE killings.
Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws
Kalshi can't avoid gambling law by claiming it doesn't offer gambling, state AG says.
Appeals court questions if Trump’s conviction survives presidential immunity
A New York appeals panel questioned on Thursday whether presidential immunity or federal law bars President Trump’s criminal conviction stemming from a hush money payment made during his 2016 campaign to cover up an alleged affair. Trump’s personal lawyers said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Brag
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College student escaped knife attack and ran for help - then was shot by cops five times
The lawsuit follows a March ruling that the officers were justified in using deadly force
Why a Merciless Supreme Court Rebuke on Election Eve Matters
The justices took just hours to reject Trump’s bid to meddle in the election.
Parents Sue Google Over A.I. Safety Risks on School Chromebooks
A student made plans to end her life after chatting with Google’s artificial intelligence, a new lawsuit claims, amid mounting concerns about online harms to children.
MLW owner talks Tessa Blanchard, Masha Slamovich signings: 'I believe in forgiveness'
Major League Wrestling owner Court Bauer says Tessa Blanchard's arrival was a decade in the making after a 60-day delay pushed her debut to the PPV.
WTA apologizes after hot mic captures Pegula’s ‘diva’ remarks about Andreeva
WTA admits players were not told mics were live Pegula called Andreeva ‘diva’ who ‘needs to be humbled’ Practice livestreams to continue without audio The WTA has apologized and admitted it did not tell players their on-court conversations during practice sessions at the WTA Finals were being broadc
Black voters deliver a GOP reckoning
President Trump won historic levels of support from Black men in 2024. Two years later, those gains appeared to evaporate as Republicans suffered their worst midterm defeat in 50 years. Why it matters: Democrats feared the Supreme Court's decision weakening the Voting Rights Act would threaten their
Mexican judge arrested after U.S. charges him of accepting $2M bribe in case linked to former Olympian
Luis Benítez Alcántara allegedly took a $2 million bribe to release Ryan Wedding's second-in-command in a billion-dollar cocaine enterprise.
Russian-born scientist cleared of smuggling charges
A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a case against a Russian-born Harvard scientist who was accused of smuggling frog embryos into the U.S. Kseniia Petrova was arrested last year as she returned from a holiday in France with the specimens and spent four months in detention.
Henry Nowak’s killer has sentence extended by court of appeal
Vickrum Digwa’s ‘unduly lenient’ term for Southampton teenager’s murder increased after attorney general’s appeal Henry Nowak’s killer has seen his sentence extended by the court of appeal after it ruled that his original sentence was “unduly lenient”.
Henry Nowak’s killer has minimum jail term increased to 25 years
The Court of Appeal judges have ruled Vickrum Digwa's original 21-year jail sentence for the murder of Henry Nowak was unduly lenient. Digwa stabbed the 18-year-old student to death in Southampton in December 2025. He had sought permission to challenge the length of his sentence at the Court of Appe
Justice Alito Will Not Retire From Supreme Court Immediately, Despite Election Outcome
The conservative justice has told friends he does not plan to step down before the end of the court’s term, even as Democrats are set to seize the Senate in January.
New Jersey mayor who charged at resident during council meeting concedes election loss
Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini was decisively defeated in a mayoral race following the spectacle at a township council meeting last month.
Navi Pillay: Fighting violence with justice
From the International Criminal Court to Africa’s place in the global justice system, the stakes are high. In an exclusive interview, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Navi Pillay will discuss international justice . She says it it must not be held hostage to political power, as Donald Trump targets the ICC
DHS leader warns that ‘deportations will continue’ despite disastrous midterms for Trump team
Markwayne Mullin slammed Democrats for suggesting ICE agents would be patroling polling stations on Election Day
Alito reiterates he's not retiring, is committed through end of current Supreme Court term
Samuel Alito confirmed he has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court, but analysts warn the GOP may not control the Senate for six years.
How Democratic control in Congress affects the future of judicial appointees
President Donald Trump cemented the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority through three appointments. NBC News’ Lawrence Hurley details what Democratic control of the Senate means for the judicial appointees the president can make.
Watch: How rapist Brand was never far from controversy
BBC correspondent Sima Kotecha explains how the trial unfolded.
Finland jails Russian cargo ship captain over Baltic Sea cable sabotage
A Finnish court on Thursday jailed the Russian captain and an Azerbaijani crew member of the cargo ship Fitburg for aggravated sabotage over damage to two subsea telecommunications cables in the Gulf of Finland last year. Finland on December 31 seized the vessel in the Gulf of Finland while it was
Hong Kong grandmother gets 20 days for slapping 5-year-old girl at play area
A Hong Kong grandmother has been sentenced to 20 days in jail for slapping a five-year-old girl who squabbled over a basketball with her grandson in a play area at the atrium of APM shopping centre in Kwun Tong. Leung Lai-ha, 68, on Thursday pleaded guilty to assaulting the girl on August 26, admitt
Abby Choi could have been hit on head 7 times with hammer, murder trial told
Warning: graphic content follows. Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung could have been struck on the head seven times with a hammer when she was allegedly murdered three years ago, a court has heard. Forensic pathologist Dr Kwok Ka-ki said on Thursday that Choi was fatally struck on the head
The Pitt and ER are similar enough for lawsuit to proceed, judge rules
The widow of ER creator Michael Crichton argues The Pitt is effectively a reboot of the 1990s series.
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