‘Favorite’ teacher raped LI student in classroom while district failed to protect her from heinous ‘serial sex predator’: lawsuit
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· Karishma Vyas
‘Frighteningly easy’: How fake AI payslips fuel mortgage fraud
Bank bosses are generally among the most enthusiastic artificial intelligence evangelists in the corporate world. AI can not only cut costs, they claim, it can also improve customer service and even protect people from scammers and others who are up to no good.
· Clancy Yeates
Climate change and corruption are also driving up interest rates
This year looks like being a double whammy: the most brutal El Niño since 1983 on top of the hottest year on record. (AAP: Lukas Coch)
· Alan Kohler
Crazed Florida couple confined 4 kids in tractor-trailer for seven years: arrest
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· Fox News
Karmelo Anthony Request For New Trial Denied After Disturbing Revelations
The narrative of the innocent black kid standing up to "white bullies" is falling apart. Karmelo Anthony, age 19, was convicted in June 2026 of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf (who was also 17 at the time) by fatally stabbing him in the chest during a confrontation at a high school track meet in April 2025. A C…
· Tyler Durden
Kroy Biermann steps out for first time since teen son KJ’s sexual assault arrest
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· Tamantha Ryan
Judge dismisses major parts of Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit accusing Unilever of silencing social activism
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· Reuters
High Court blocks new police appointments pending decision on restructuring law
The High Court of Justice temporarily blocked any further steps toward appointing new leaders to the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department on Sunday, leaving the appointments frozen while the court decides whether to formally halt their advancement during the election period.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Bail-hating NYC judge has knack for cutting accused criminals loose — even in attempted-slay cases: damning Post review
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· Joe Marino, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Lebanese influencer 'Dr Food' arrested in drugs case | The National
A Lebanese influencer known as Dr Food has been arrested as part of a drugs case, more than two years after a judge accused him of involvement in smuggling.
· The National
Maine madman fired at Jewish summer camp basketball court, forced harrowing lockdown for kids in ‘antisemitic’ attack: docs
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· Ronny Reyes
Israel threatens to intensify Gaza strikes, displace more Palestinians over kite launches
Netanyahu's office said in a statement on Sunday that Israel gave Hamas a three-day deadline to halt the kite launches, threatening a broad air assault if they continued, and said it would evacuate areas of Gaza from which balloons, drones and paper kites are launched.
· Middleeasteye
Caucasian mafia head Yanis Yushayev killed in shooting at Caesarea gas station
Yanis Yushayev, the head of the Caucasian mafia, was shot dead outside of a gas station in Caesarea on Sunday.
· ALON HACHMON
Half of faculty at Israeli universities signed petitions accusing IDF of Gaza war crimes - study
A new report published by research and business-intelligence outlet The Olam on August 17 examined political petition participation among 2,844 faculty members across eight leading Israeli universities. The audit found that 1,434 faculty members, representing 50.4% of those included in the study, publicly signed at …
· ALEX CARSON
Zelensky says Ukraine had no role in Nord Stream pipeline blast after suspect arrested
Croatian police have detained a second Ukrainian national in connection with the 2022 sabotage of the pipelines linking Russia to Europe
· Bloomberg
Zelensky says Ukraine had no role in Nord Stream pipeline blast after suspect arrested
Croatian police have detained a second Ukrainian national in connection with the 2022 sabotage of the pipelines linking Russia to Europe
· Bloomberg
Napolcom commends off-duty cop for pursuing hit-and-run suspect
BEING off duty does not mean being off service when lives are at stake. Napolcom Commissioner Rafael Vicente Calinisan underscored this as he commended Police Executive Master Sergeant (PEMS) Andy Evangelista for pursuing a driver who allegedly fled after hitting two pedestrians in Antipolo City.
· The Manila Times
'Pain of losing him is beyond words': Families of two police officers killed in crash pay tribute
PC Matthew Blades (left) and PC Tom Clough were killed in a crash near Middlesbrough on Saturday
· Bbcnews
Cebu City’s very own flood control funds scandal
BEFORE the national flood control corruption scandal, there was the P1.3-billion “Design and Build: Flood Control System (Construction of Drainage Mains)” of the Cebu City government. More than five years after the contract was awarded and signed, and a P199-million mobilization fee was released to the contractor, t…
· Marit Stinus-Cabugon
Brydon Carse handcuffed by police outside nightclub prompting ECB investigation
England fast bowler released without charge
· Tanyaaldred
‘Lioness’ Season 3 Episode 4 Recap: Go Get Our Girl
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· Johnny Loftus
Former Abercrombie CEO mentally fit for sex-trafficking trial, judge says
Michael Jeffries is ruled mentally competent to stand trial after being hospitalized for months for dementia symptoms
· Associated Press
Le Court claims Tour of Britain glory despite Wiebes’s fourth stage win in five
Mauritian claims landmark victory at Leamington Spa
· Jeremy Whittle
Arrest warrant issued for wife of Massachusetts officer found dead at home
Woman remains missing more than five days after police found officer she was married to dead in their home
· Associated Press and Guardian staff
Azerbaijan, CNN, and the question Israel should ask itself - opinion
Last week, Azerbaijan filed a lawsuit against CNN in a US federal court over what it describes as false and defamatory reporting about its role in the 2026 Iran conflict. CNN alleged that Israel had deployed military and intelligence personnel to Azerbaijan and used Azerbaijani territory for operations against Iran.
· ALEX GRINBERG
'I stand with you': NYPD head Jessica Tisch speaks at NYC synagogue a week after antisemitic attack
Telling Central Synagogue members, “I stand with you,” New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Friday called last week’s attack at the Midtown house of worship, for which a man was charged with federal hate crimes, part of a “broader pattern” of bias attacks against Jews in New York City and around …
· COLIN MIXSON/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/TNS
Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest fires
People walk along the Ampera Bridge as haze from wildfires blankets the city of Palembang, in South Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Fajri)
· Niniek Karmini
Election Committee approves 159 polling stations in senior facilities, asks High Court to end case
The Central Elections Committee approved polling stations in 159 retirement homes and assisted-living facilities on Tuesday, August 18, and asked the High Court of Justice to dismiss three petitions over voting access for elderly residents, arguing that its new arrangement has resolved the dispute.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
A Murder Trial in Massachusetts
In the hours before the courthouse in Plymouth, Mass., opens, hundreds of women clad in pink have been massing outside. They’ve come to support Lindsay Clancy, the mother on trial for killing her three young children, ages 5, 3 and 8 months.
· Shaila Dewan
Migrants clash with police and cut through fence at a Greek detention center
ATHENS (AP) — Migrants clashed with police at a detention center in northern Greece and cut through a perimeter fence, with 35 escaping before authorities recaptured about half of them, officials said Sunday.
US court reverses Trump’s 75-country visa ban
A US court has overturned a Trump administration rule that suspended the issuing of immigrant visas to people from 75 countries.
· RT
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A US court has overturned a Trump administration rule that suspended the issuing of immigrant visas to people from 75 countries.
· RT
High Court of Justice frees NIS 78m. for Religious Services Ministry, wider budget freeze remains
The High Court of Justice released the full NIS 78 million budget transfer for the Religious Services Ministry from a freeze on disputed government funding on Friday, but left the rest of the contested transfers blocked.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
In Kfarchouba, life is 'a big prison' under Israeli occupation of south Lebanon
Within the Israeli occupation zone in southern Lebanon lies Kfarchouba, a village near the eastern border with Israel and one of the few villages whose residents have been permitted by the Israeli military to remain on their land.
· Middleeasteye
Swans crisis deepens as fresh allegations of ‘multiple sexual assaults’ emerge
At least one fresh allegation of sexual assault and multiple claims of sexual conduct without consent have been made by the three women at the centre of an investigation involving Sydney Swans players at the Pullman East Melbourne.
· Christine Lacy, Cassandra Morgan, Peter Ryan, Eleanor Campbell
Man injured in drug-linked Brussels shooting after attack on police station
One man was injured in a shooting in Brussels’ Saint-Gilles municipality Saturday evening, just a day after gunmen targeted a police station in Anderlecht.
· Hanne Cokelaere
No changes yet in impeachment trial schedule — Gatchalian
MANILA, Philippines — The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will continue to be held in the mornings this week, despite proposals from senator-judges to hold the proceedings in the afternoon, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said Sunday.
· Catherine S. Valente
Zelensky has 'questions to answer' about corruption in his government, sacked minister says
Fedorov asked about Ukraine government corruption claims
· Bbcnews
'Revenge for Benayahu': Police probe suspected price tag attack on Palestinian village near Nablus
Residents of the Palestinian village of Awarta, located southeast of Nablus in the West Bank, woke up on Sunday morning to find a building set on fire, a vehicle torched, and graffiti sprayed throughout the village.
· EFRAT FORSHER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
DRC: Ex-president Kabila challenges US sanctions in court
In a suit before a court in Washington, Joseph Kabila who led Congo from 2001 to 2019 wants his name removed from a US Treasury blacklist.
· AfricaNews
Teen kills father, injures mother; says he was trying to break up fight
South Korea police are investigating a teenager accused of stabbing his parents on Sunday, killing the father and inflicting severe injuries to the mother.
· Yoon Min-sik
Alyssa Valdez thrilled to finally share court with Jaja Santiago
MANILA, Philippines — Alyssa Valdez cherished the moment Jaja Santiago, also known as Sachi Minowa, returned to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL)—this time as her teammate at Creamline.
· Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan
Woman in her 30s who pretended to be a child and lived with family found guilty of fraud
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· Fox News
Police officers killed in wrong-way crash mourned in 'unimaginable loss'
Watch: Cleveland Police names the two officers who died in crash near Middlesbrough
· Bbcnews
Disability rights activist acquitted after court finds police dispersal order unlawful
An appellate court has acquitted a disability rights activist who pushed and injured a police officer during a demonstration, ruling that the activist acted in lawful self-defense because the police dispersal order was unlawful, according to legal circles Sunday.
· Lee Seung-ku
Patient arrested after bedding, restraint belts set ablaze at Hong Kong hospital
No injuries were reported after the fire broke out at Kwong Wah Hospital at 12.36am
· Matthew Cheng
Patient arrested after bedding, restraint belts set ablaze at Hong Kong hospital
No injuries were reported after the fire broke out at Kwong Wah Hospital at 12.36am
· Matthew Cheng
US judge strikes down Trump policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 countries
A US judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statutory authority.
· REUTERS
Ohio rallies around Beaver's Mini Mart in logo fight with Buc-ee’s
A view of the Buc-ee’s storefront in Huber Heights, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
· Julie Carr Smyth