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Billionaire and Democrat donor Stephen Cloobeck was arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles on suspicion of felony charges of attempting to prevent or dissuade a victim or witness from testifying after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas answers questions during a visit to the University of Texas at Austin, in Austin, Texas, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Michael Stumo, holding a photo of his daughter Samya Stumo, and his wife Nadia Milleron, sit behind FAA Administrator Steve Dickson during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on the implementation of aviation safety reform at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ama…
OAKLAND, California — A lawyer for Elon Musk hammered at the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, near the end of a trial over whether to hold the ChatGPT maker and its leaders responsible for transforming the nonprofit into a vehicle to enrich themselves.
Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)
Shocking footage captured chaotic scenes following violent “No Kings” protests in downtown Los Angeles when a teen rioter brazenly hurled an object at cops and struck one in the head before being taken down by cops.
Dozens of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters arrived Thursday night at the Ashkelon home of Brig.-Gen. Yuval Yamin, the head of the military police, in a demonstration against the arrests of haredi draft dodgers by the military police.
A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands guard as the Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the Department of Defense budget, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Aymara Indigenous people march during an anti-government protest in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed his former chief of staff Dana Williamson’s guilty plea in a federal corruption case, calling her actions “just wrong” and denying he is implicated in any way.
A retired Long Island teacher who prosecutors said used his authority to sexually abuse children on trips to the beach and pools was sentenced to up to five decades in prison Wednesday in what the district attorney called justice “long overdue.”
California lawmakers and law enforcement officials are calling Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget a slap in the face to voters after he refused to fund an initiative to hold criminals accountable.
Oklahoma County Sheriff’s deputies lead longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip to a courtroom on June 9, 2025, at the Oklahoma County Courthouse in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy, File)
In this image taken from video footage provided by KGNS, Union Pacific train cars are stationed at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (KGNS via AP)
East Carolina’s Ja’Marley Riddle (2) helps with a tackle during the second half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File)
Sheriff’s deputies investigate a shooting scene outside the Montgomery County Courthouse, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Clarksville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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The New York Police Department bulldozed more than 200 scooters, mopeds, and motorbikes in Staten Island on Tuesday as part of the city's crackdown on illegal and unregistered bikes.
An Oklahoma judge on Thursday allowed former death row prisoner Richard Glossip to be released on bond while awaiting retrial over a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate times.
Once LAPD detective Isaiah Stiles called out Coltrane Wilder’s crime crew live on air — boldly detailing their two choices, prison or death — he announced his obsession to the whole city. So now everyone can give him shit for it, from Cruz, his partner, to Viggiano, working the Patek Philippe case, to Captain Seales…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana on Thursday demanded that Venezuela investigate what it said were two recent shootings targeting Guyanese troops along their shared border, including one that wounded a soldier.
Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers teased that they have “multiple alternative theories” about the murders of the disgraced legal scion’s wife and son – and revealed he was “surprised” by his overturned conviction.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S. federal grand jury on Thursday expanded the charges against the second-in-command of Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel, accusing him of methamphetamine trafficking and conspiracy to launder money.
London’s Metropolitan Police are planning to deploy 4,000 police officers to maintain order during the Nakba Day protest on Saturday – one of many that will be taking place worldwide to mark the so-called “Palestinian catastrophe” of 1948.
From house wife to the big house.
Courtney A. Kemp has spent the past twelve years giving viewers a glimpse of gang life via the Power franchise on Starz. In Nemesis, her first show for Netflix, she teams with Tani Marole to do a psychological deep dive into a rivalry on both sides of the law.
It was March 2023, and Sydney Sweeney was holding court in the Swans rooms. Her first visit to the SCG had coincided with a home win over Hawthorn, and the presence of one of Hollywood’s hottest actors took the post-match celebrations to another level.
Katiana Shaw knows what some people think about the Sydney jail she has worked in for nearly a decade. “There can be a view within the system that this is the Club Med of prisons,” she reluctantly concedes.
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the pre-trial detention of Andriy Yermak, the powerful former head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Office and once the country’s second-most influential figure, on money-laundering charges tied to a high-profile corruption scheme.
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Eminem’s ex-wife, Kim Mathers, was arrested for a DUI three days after she appeared in court on similar charges.
Members of South African opposition parties walk out of a question and answer session by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is facing claims of misconduct by hiding from police and tax authorities a 2020 break-in at one of his homes, and theft of large sums of foreign currency.
A prison warden who abused Kurdish inmates during Saddam Hussein's rule has been sentenced to death in Iraq.
Gautam Adani, richest man in Asia, was accused of conspiring to pay $250m in bribes to Indian government officials
A glamorous lawyer who has amassed a following online for reenacting her gangbanger clients’ cases is suspected of helping out the criminals she defended in court.
An Israeli citizen, 32, suspected of mailing drugs from Holland to Israel, as part of an international smuggling network, was arrested in the Netherlands, Israel Police announced on Wednesday.
Rapist black-cab driver John Worboys will stay in prison after a parole board ruled that he remained a threat to women.
Attorney Paul Clement makes a statement outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Cars pass in front of the federal building housing the U.S. District Court in Honolulu on March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File)
Details of case in which group deny abusing girls for several years restricted amid dispute with media over transparency
A judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court decision
Police respond to the scene of a shooting on Monday, May 11, 2026 in Cambridge, Mass. (Jessica Rinaldi /The Boston Globe via AP)
A TV producer left disabled for life when bungling paramedics ‘pressed the wrong button’ on a defibrillator during a cardiac arrest has received an undisclosed payout after suing the NHS.
Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and more are pushing to eliminate Democratic districts after supreme court ruling
After Angelo Craig failed to pay his $620 property tax bill, Cuyahoga County officials began the legal process of seizing his house.
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Sam Altman, center, and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, right, arrive at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Elon Musk's lead counsel, Steven Molo, apologized to the jury for his absence on Thursday, with the Tesla CEO accompanying President Donald Trump in China as closing arguments were made in the Musk-Altman trial.
The US Supreme Court ruled late Thursday morning that freight brokers can face state-law negligent hiring claims when they hire unsafe trucking firms that later cause crashes.
A colonel in the IDF was suspended after coming under investigation for sexual harassment, Army Radio reported on Wednesday.