US court allows Texas public schools to display Ten Commandments
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton calls the decision a victory for state and moral values
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The president of the Bandidos bikie gang’s Melbourne chapter has been charged with blackmail as part of a rolling investigation by the elite Victoria Police taskforce combating organised crime in the state’s construction sector.
· Nick McKenzie
Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules
DALLAS — Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools.
· Associated Press
Alleged Iranian front group calls on Americans to kill Trump, claims it could have killed Ivanka
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI), a suspected Iranian front group claiming responsibility for a series of attacks on Jewish, Israeli, and Iranian dissident-linked sites across Europe, issued a threat to murder Ivanka Trump and called on Americans to kill her father, US President Donald Trump, according to a …
· MICHAEL STARR
Arrest warrant sought for truck driver in protest death
South Korean police sought a warrant Wednesday to extend the arrest of a truck driver accused of killing one man and injuring two others by driving into protesters during a union rally in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, this week.
· Yoon Min-sik
After years of blaming victims and denying fault for scams, HSBC gives up fight in court
After years of blaming devastated scam victims, global banking giant HSBC has suddenly changed course and will no longer fight claims its widespread and systemic failures allowed criminals to fleece its Australian customers of tens of millions of dollars.
· Aisha Dow
Blazers rally past Spurs after Wembanyama exits with concussion
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) takes a hard fall on the court during the first half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Antonio, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
· Raul Dominguez
Wang Fuk Court hazard complaints none of fire department’s business, probe hears
Fire service official Michael Yung says responsibility for flagged hazards lies with Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit and Labour Department
· Leopold Chen
Wang Fuk Court hazard complaints none of fire department’s business, probe hears
Fire service official Michael Yung says responsibility for flagged hazards lies with Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit and Labour Department
· Leopold Chen
Chinese national sent to prosecution over deadly warehouse fire
SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese national arrested for causing a fire at a cold storage warehouse that left two firefighters dead was referred to the prosecution Wednesday, police said.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
Pakistani worker wins compensation in factory accident case
A South Korean court ordered a company to compensate a migrant worker for lost earnings after a factory accident, in a ruling that recognized lost income based on the period during which the worker could legally remain and work in Korea, the state-run Korea Legal Aid Corp. said Wednesday.
· Yoon Min-sik
Two arrested in possession of IDF weapons, ammunition, and illegal drugs
Two suspects, one civilian and one active-duty IDF soldier, were arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing weapons from the IDF in order to sell them to "criminal elements," Israel Police announced.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trump says he will 'remember' firms that don't seek tariff refunds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will "remember" companies that do not seek refunds for payments they made on his tariffs that were deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, although he did not specify how companies might benefit by abstaining from the US government's new refund portal.
· Reuters
Nearly 500 alleged MS-13 members are on trial
Prosecutors in El Salvador opened a massive, joint trial of nearly 500 alleged members of the MS-13 gang on charges that include homicide, extortion and arms trafficking.
· Yonhap
Florida man executed after 35 years on Death Row
MIAMI — A Florida man who spent 35 years on Death Row for the murder of his neighbor was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, state prison officials said.
· Agence France-Presse
Dubai Police fitness initiative hits its stride as thousands run and ride around autodrome | The National
A Dubai Police initiative aimed at encouraging the public to run or cycle has generated huge interest since it was launched this month.
· Ali Al Shouk
Canberra police hunting for man over alleged assault of woman, child approach
ACT Policing released a face-fit of a man who allegedly assaulted a woman and approached a child in Theodore. (Supplied: ACT Policing)
· Niki Burnside
‘Profound betrayal’: The billionaire and her secretary’s $1.5m sequin-studded fraud
It was late on Saturday afternoon in April last year, when billionaire philanthropist Judith Neilson raised her glass to celebrate her private secretary’s 50th birthday at a lavish party in the McRae Bar at the five-star Capella hotel in Sydney’s CBD.
· Kate McClymont
Missing woman found dead in car parked for months in Songdo
A woman in her 60s who had been reported missing was found dead in a car left for an extended period in a public parking lot in Incheon’s Songdo district, police said Tuesday.
· Park Han-na
Fla. prisoner giggles as he learns fate for viciously stabbing cellmate in the brain with a pen: ‘God have mercy on your soul’
A Florida prisoner reportedly giggled upon learning he was getting slapped with a life sentence for fatally stabbing his cellmate in the brain with a pen.
· Zoe Hussain
Man sentenced to prison for death of then-girlfriend in 1980s cold case
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Oregon for the death of his then-girlfriend in a 1980s cold case that was recently reopened, authorities said Tuesday.
Trump ally John Eastman should not be disbarred for election challenge
Last week, the California Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of John Eastman. It is a decision that will prevent Eastman from practicing law – the most serious punishment the California State Bar can deliver.
· Jonathan Turley
Rockets star Kevin Durant returning for Game 2 at Lakers
Rockets star Kevin Durant will make his return to the court in Game 2 of the first round playoff series against the Lakers on Tuesday night.
· Khobi Price
Spurs' Wembanyama leaves game vs. Blazers and enters concussion protocol
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) sits on the court after a hard fall during the first half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Antonio, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
· Raul Dominguez
Pitt Street lawyer accused of $25 million fraud
Financial crimes squad detectives have charged a senior partner of a Sydney law firm with facilitating more than $25 million worth of fraud for a criminal syndicate accused of fleecing Australia’s major banks of hundreds of millions of dollars.
· Riley Walter
Police seek arrest warrant for truck driver for fatally striking rallygoers in Jinju
Police said Wednesday they have filed for an arrest warrant for the driver of a truck that ran into a group of rallygoers earlier this week, killing one and injuring two others.
· Yonhap
US nuclear official leaks sensitive info to undercover journalist (VIDEO)
A US Army nuclear surety official has reportedly been placed on administrative leave after undercover footage published by James O’Keefe’s media group showed him discussing sensitive information about nuclear posture, chemical weapons, US military actions in Iran, and Ukrainian corruption.
· RT
Scammers trick overseas students out of gold in fake money-laundering probes
Hong Kong police say at least nine victims studying in UK, Australia and other countries have fallen prey to the scams
· Clifford Lo
Scammers trick overseas students out of gold in fake money-laundering probes
Hong Kong police say at least nine victims studying in UK, Australia and other countries have fallen prey to the scams
· Clifford Lo
Conservative-Targeting SPLC Indicted By Trump DoJ For Fraudulently Funding KKK & Other Extremist Groups
The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on federal fraud charges that accused it of illegally raising millions of dollars to pay informants in white supremacist and other extremist groups, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.
· Tyler Durden
Police seek arrest warrant for truck driver for fatally striking rallygoers in Jinju
CHANGWON, South Korea, April 22 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they have filed for an arrest warrant for the driver of a truck that ran into a group of rallygoers earlier this week, killing one and injuring two others.
· Chae Yun-hwan
Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges
Todd Blanche announces 11-count indictment over payments to informants in extremist groups including Ku Klux Klan
· Sam Levine, Lauren Gambino
Fugitive caregivers finally caught after disabled girl, 14, suffered horrific starvation death
A pair of caregivers accused of murder in the horrific starving death of a 14-year-old special-needs girl in Northern California were tracked down and arrested in Washington state.
· Katie Jerkovich
NY Rep. Mike Lawler accuses Dem rival of forging voter signatures in explosive lawsuit
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler is accusing the campaign of one of his Democratic opponents of forging dozens of voter signatures on petitions to qualify for the June primary ballot, according to an explosive new lawsuit.
· Carl Campanile
‘Don’t bother coming back’: Kyle’s alleged rant at Jackie ‘O’
Kyle Sandilands allegedly “repeatedly bullied” Jackie ‘O’ Henderson in the workplace before their partnership disintegrated on live radio in February, with new court documents alleging he told his co-star to “get your f---ing shit together” off air in September 2025.
· Calum Jaspan
Judge dismisses Kash Patel's defamation lawsuit over claim he frequented 'nightclubs'
A federal judge in Houston on Tuesday dismissed a 2025 lawsuit by FBI Director Kash Patel that alleged he was defamed by former FBI official Frank Figliuizzi, who had said Patel has "been visible at nightclubs far more than he has been on the seventh floor of" the bureau's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
· CNBC
Queensland is debating new ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws. How will they work – and who do they disadvantage?
Under the proposed legislation, police powers are expanded while children convicted of some offences are subject to the same sentences as adults
· Andrew Messenger
First conviction secured against Kenton United Synagogue arsonists as police foil new attack
A 17-year-old Brent boy pleaded guilty to committing arson not endangering life against the Kenton United Synagogue, the Metropolitan Police announced on Tuesday evening, the first conviction in a series of arsons against Jewish sites in the London area.
· MICHAEL STARR
15yo among five people charged over alleged kidnapping of rapper's bodyguard
Four men and a 15-year-old boy have been charged over the alleged assault and kidnapping of a personal bodyguard for rapper Ali Younes. (ABC News: Gavin Coote)
Solicitor charged for alleged role in multi-million fraud scheme
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Boy, 15, among alleged kidnappers of Sydney rapper’s bodyguard
The five-person crew behind the alleged gunpoint abduction of a Sydney rapper’s bodyguard has been charged by the state’s anti-gang detectives, a day after the man was snatched from a Guildford home in the latest targeted attack on the Alameddine crime family.
· Daniel Lo Surdo
Homeowners in leafy enclaves hit by burglars zeroing in on high-end homes for smash-and-grab scores
A growing wave of residential burglaries across Los Angeles County is raising alarm among residents and prompting a surge in police resources as city leaders promise a crackdown.
· Fox News
Felon arrested for supplying Shamar Elkins with rifle deranged dad used to massacre 8 kids as feds release first pic of bloody weapon
A Louisiana felon was arrested for supplying the assault rifle used by deranged dad Shamar Elkins to massacre his seven kids and nephew — as federal authorities released the first picture of the bloody weapon.
· Zoe Hussain
Trump administration sues Southern Poverty Law Center on fraud charges
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in the United States has been indicted on federal fraud charges, after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche accused the civil rights group of improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups.
· Al Jazeera
Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins
The first volunteers in the UK have been immunised with a vaccine to protect against a potential bird flu pandemic.
· Fergus Walsh
Family of Celeste Rivas breaks silence after D4vd’s murder arrest
The family of Celeste Rivas, the 14-year-old who was allegedly brutally murdered and dismembered by singer D4vd shared their heartbreak in their first words since his arrest.
· California Post Staff
Aaron Judge tries his hand at third base during Yankees’ warmup
Aaron Judge has a red-hot bat, so it makes sense that he’d try the hot corner.
· Michael Blinn